Ahhhhh ... Paris
OK, let me recount our time in Paris.
Unfortunately, most of the time we were in Paris I wasn't feeling so great. But I was in Paris. I had to make the best of that wonderful city.
We arrived there on train from Amsterdam on Wednesday afternoon. (And riding the train we did from Brussels to Paris was very fancy. We were fed and treated well--sitting in first class rocks.)
We got to our hotel and rested a bit at the hotel before heading out for dinner. We watched "The Simpsons" in French, which was rather entertaining.
We had dinner at a little French restaurant. We sat outside. Unfortunately it started raining and we had to go inside. After dinner we headed to the Eiffel Tower. (Our hotel was about 10-15 min. walk away. Oh, and it had stopped raining.) The tower was amazing all lit up.
Thursday we went up the Eiffel Tower. Man, that is really high up. But the view was amazing. It was a little outcast that day and downright cool up at the top. We spent a little time on the first floor warming up with coffee and hot chocolate.
After that we walked to the Notre Dam cathedral. That was a hike. But we had amazing stuff to look at on the way. After the cathedral we had lunch. And then back to the hotel for me to rest a bit. We met a nice couple from Puerto Rico on their honeymoon later that evening when we were having drinks. (I have to say we met a lot of nice people while on our trip.)
Friday we lounged around our hotel room in the morning--so I could rest up. Then we headed to the Wine Museum. Not as exciting as we thought. But it was still pretty cool. We did some wine tasting after that. And the wines weren't that good. Pretty strong stuff.
Later that evening we headed to The Louvre. Most of the areas forbid photographs, so we got very few pictures. And the ones we did are pretty dark anyway. Rick Steves recommended going to the museum (on a Wed or Friday) after 6 p.m. Crowds are smaller and the price is cheaper. (I highly recommened using his books. I also bought his phrase book. It was very helpful. And our German friends said it was right on. While in Paris we overheard Rick Steves' name many times. He has a great travel show on PBS.) Anyway, the Louvre is pretty cool. And I got a Davinci Code pic, too. :)
Saturday we saw the Arc de Triomphe and walked up and down the Champs-Elysees. That street is where part of the Tour de France rides through. We did a little shopping. Later that night we had dinner at a little cafe and then went to see the Eiffel Tower one last time. We got some pics of it all lit up. Absolutely gorgeous.
Then Sunday we headed home ... well, not really. But you know the story.
Trip pictures coming very soon. Stay tuned.
Unfortunately, most of the time we were in Paris I wasn't feeling so great. But I was in Paris. I had to make the best of that wonderful city.
We arrived there on train from Amsterdam on Wednesday afternoon. (And riding the train we did from Brussels to Paris was very fancy. We were fed and treated well--sitting in first class rocks.)
We got to our hotel and rested a bit at the hotel before heading out for dinner. We watched "The Simpsons" in French, which was rather entertaining.
We had dinner at a little French restaurant. We sat outside. Unfortunately it started raining and we had to go inside. After dinner we headed to the Eiffel Tower. (Our hotel was about 10-15 min. walk away. Oh, and it had stopped raining.) The tower was amazing all lit up.
Thursday we went up the Eiffel Tower. Man, that is really high up. But the view was amazing. It was a little outcast that day and downright cool up at the top. We spent a little time on the first floor warming up with coffee and hot chocolate.
After that we walked to the Notre Dam cathedral. That was a hike. But we had amazing stuff to look at on the way. After the cathedral we had lunch. And then back to the hotel for me to rest a bit. We met a nice couple from Puerto Rico on their honeymoon later that evening when we were having drinks. (I have to say we met a lot of nice people while on our trip.)
Friday we lounged around our hotel room in the morning--so I could rest up. Then we headed to the Wine Museum. Not as exciting as we thought. But it was still pretty cool. We did some wine tasting after that. And the wines weren't that good. Pretty strong stuff.
Later that evening we headed to The Louvre. Most of the areas forbid photographs, so we got very few pictures. And the ones we did are pretty dark anyway. Rick Steves recommended going to the museum (on a Wed or Friday) after 6 p.m. Crowds are smaller and the price is cheaper. (I highly recommened using his books. I also bought his phrase book. It was very helpful. And our German friends said it was right on. While in Paris we overheard Rick Steves' name many times. He has a great travel show on PBS.) Anyway, the Louvre is pretty cool. And I got a Davinci Code pic, too. :)
Saturday we saw the Arc de Triomphe and walked up and down the Champs-Elysees. That street is where part of the Tour de France rides through. We did a little shopping. Later that night we had dinner at a little cafe and then went to see the Eiffel Tower one last time. We got some pics of it all lit up. Absolutely gorgeous.
Then Sunday we headed home ... well, not really. But you know the story.
Trip pictures coming very soon. Stay tuned.
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