We woke up and went to breakfast at the "Family Room" of the Novotel. The warm crepes were awesome, the chocolate pastries were yummy and the waffle was thick as cake, but tasted like a donut - rich! We walked over to the twin sister Lady Liberty and took some pictures although it was kind of a let down after seeing our beautiful Statue of Liberty.


We walked over to the Eiffel Tower, looked for souvenirs  took pictures, went to a little market close to the river and walked over to the other side of the Eiffel Tower for final pictures.


We took the Metro over to the obelisk - the place where the executions took place during the French Revolution. It looked cloudy and we thought it might rain. We got back onto the Metro and then when we came off there was a crowd of people huddled at the exit because it was pouring! People would come in and they were completely soaked. After waiting a bit, we decided to run for cover and ended up at a cafe. We stayed, ate lunch, and watched the rain. When it finally let up, we walked over to Notre Dame. We heard this huge clap of thunder that sounded like a cannon, but by that time the rain was gone and it began to get hot and humid again. The Notre Dame Cathedral was amazing - no wonder it took 200 years to build, it was so detailed.


After this, we headed for our train to go back to London. We loved our little stay in Paris, but are happy to be back in London where people speak English!

We had to wake up at 5:30 this morning to catch our train to Paris. We took the Tube to King's Cross Station and boarded the EuroStar. We read, slept, and played cards on the two hour ride.

 We got into Paris and took the Metro to the Louvre. We were overwhelmed with how much there was to see. It is amazing and would take 9 months to see everything! Here were the highlights: Statues by Michelangelo and Canova (Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss - cool because it was from one piece of marble); paintings by Raphael, Matese, Da Vinci and Vermeer. The huge pictures of Napoleon's coronation and The Wedding Feast were amazing! Of course we saw Da Vinci's Mona Lisa! Although crowded, we liked seeing this very famous piece of art.

We hopped back onto the Paris Metro (which we don't like as well as the London Tube) and headed to the Arc de Triumphe. That was gigantic! We went to the hotel to check in and got situated. Then we went to dinner at a creperie and it was delicious! Our favorite crepes were the desserts - of course! Nutella, banana and chocolate was the best!

Next, we walked over to the Eiffel Tower and took some pictures before we went on the Seine River Cruise at night. The Tower is such an iconic symbol of France that it was pretty amazing to see it in person. It's 1063 feet tall! On the cruise we saw a bunch of cool bridges and several lock bridges (where people go take a lock to the bridge and "lock" their love and throw the key into the river). We could see the Louvre, Notre Dame, their government buildings and of course the Eiffel Tower.

After the cruise we took some amazing night shots of the Eiffel Tower and we saw it sparkle on the hour! It's so cool! After a busy day of near pick-pocket experiences, riding on the Metro, amazing sights, and wonderful food, we headed home to the hotel.