We have spent two days in Paris so far. We have seen the Sacre Coeur, the Louvre, the Arc de Triumphe, the Moulin Rouge, the Opera, and the Eiffel Tower. The days are so long here with the sun setting at about 10 or 10:30. We have covered alot of ground in the last couple of days. We have met alot of nice and helpful people. There are quite a few Americans here especially around the Eiffel Tower. We hooked up with Derek's friend, Xavier, and talked about what we should see in Paris over a nice glass of wine.
The day we arrived in Paris was the annual Music Festival across France. There was music being played everywhere in the streets all night long. One lady told us they played until 4 am. We listened to both good and bad music and thought about Ben playing on the steps of the Sacre Coeur.
At the Louvre we saw the Mona Lisa, the Venus di Milo, and magnificent paintings and sculptures (and our Nepal friends). See Flickr. After walking all day, we ended our day by going up the the Eiffel Tower. It was so beautiful! We went to the top and could see all of Paris, then we stayed until 11 pm to see the Eiffel Tower light up and sparkle. It's really hard to believe you are in Paris especially when you are sittng at the base of the Eiffel Tower while it shines its beauty to the world.
Today we will try to conquer the Notre Dame and maybe the Musee de Orsay as well as taking a river walk. Tomorrow will be our last day in Paris and then we take an overnight train to Rome.
2 comments:
Wow! I can't even imagine what the tower was like at night. You guys stay safe and thanks for sharing your experience with us. I am enjoying reading about your trip. I've been peaking in each day! Take good good care. I just arrived in Atlanta for NECC, so I'll be thinking about you both. I hope to learn how to create a neat blog like yours tomorrow. Have fun!
Nancy
Derek, Nisa and I are sitting in a coffee shop in Portland reading your blog and wishing we were with you. Sounds like all is well and you're enjoying your trip! We had hoped that this trip with Derek would be house hunting....but timing is not right. He's a little bummed because he didn't get the job but life goes on. He is wishing he was moving up here now but looking at later and maybe traveling some more and staying at our place while job hunting. Your trip is sounding so exiting already! Looking forward to reading more and more pics!! Now we're thinking we have to take a vacation there sometime. We can all go back together. Enjoy it while it lasts!!! Love, Mom
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