Springtime in Paris...
We loved Paris! So romantic and inviting; it really is a top notch city. We could easily live there, though extremely expensive. The weather was wonderful - about 60 degrees and only rained on Sat. night, which made it truly feel like Paris! The people were actually nice, though we did experience a bit of rudeness from a waiter or two.
Arrived on Fri. and took a boat cruise along the River Seine. This helped map out the city for the rest of the weekend - the best part of the ride was at the end at 7:00, the Eiffel Tower sparkled for about 5 minutes before the actual lights came on - it sort of felt like Disney Magic!
Sat. we walked over eight miles! First to the Eiffel Tower and realized that we were in the line to WALK up the stairs to the top! Luckily you can only walk up to the first & second platforms (each about 20-30 flights of stairs!) and then could take the elevator to the top. The "stairmaster" experience was totally worth it as you can see by the pictures. In the afternoon we walked to the L'Arc de Triomphe, walked along the Champs Elysees (the bag you see is a shirt I bought Dan as a belated b-day present). We went to the Louvre and saw the Mona Lisa (much smaller & darker in person) and Venus de Milo. Then walked in the rain to our hotel and had dinner at an amazing French restaurant.
Sun. didn't really feel like a holiday, but it was beautiful with the green grass and flowers blooming. Went to Notre Dame - at least say we were in a church on Easter Sunday....traveled home and watched State beat Kentucky. We are true Spartan alums and fans as we stayed up until 4 am our time! Actually, Dan is the best Spartan alum in franchise history - we had internet at the hotel but it was just a small phone booth on the main floor to check email. Dan actually watched the entire game at 2 am in this small booth!!! If there is an award for State superfan, Dan deserves it! Final Four bound Spartans...who would have thought?!
We get our sea shipment tomorrow....the over/under on how much will be damaged is three pieces....bets anyone???
2 comments:
very cool pictures! i heard paris is beautiful! dogs before people city........i love it! brad is headed your way as we speak.(England) i hope he will be able to meet you guys to watch the state game. go spartans!!!! i wish i was in vegas now. the odds are going to be crazy. that would be a easy $1,000 to win if we continue to play well. miss u lori
Wow, how exciting to visit Paris. Sure sounds like you had an amazing weekend. I love to read your messages. Keep them coming. Makes us feel closer to you. Miss ya!!
R.G.
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