Friday, July 29th
We took the Eurostar from London to Paris. Even with a delay outside of Paris, and Laura getting stuck in a turnstile while exiting the Metro station, we were still at our hotel ("Hotel de la Tour Eiffel") before the sun went down. We took a quick walk past the Eiffel Tower and over to the River Seine for our
"we're on vacation" picture.
The weather was beautiful Saturday morning and we walked over to the Eiffel Tower,
only several blocks away from our hotel.
We began our sightseeing in earnest with a two hour ride around the 'City of Light' in a tour bus.
We discovered on our trip that we liked these open-air buses. They were a great way to quickly get the lay of the land in a new city.
Scenes along the Champs Elysees, the famous boulevard of high-end shops (and tourist traps).
After the bus tour we walked around some more, soaking up the sun and the ambiance.
On our way to the Rue Cler for dinner we stopped to watch a rockabilly group playing outside
"The Bosquet", a restaurant near our hotel where we had dinner the night before.
Kevin was the first to catch the cold we all wound up catching, so after dinner he went back to the hotel to lie down while Laura and I went to stand in the queue for the Eiffel Tower. We took the elevator all the way to the top and enjoyed the amazing views.
Arc de Triomphe
Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur Basilica
Afterwards we got Kevin for the light show. It was spectacular!
Sunday, our last day, was filled with Laura's top sights to see. We used the Metro to get around.
Our first stop was the Louvre.
Our first stop was the Louvre.
We walked down the River Seine, mingling with the crowds, past street artists and sunbathers.
Cathedral of Notre Dame
We walked across the bridge to the Ile Saint-Louis.
Our last evening in Paris... Au revoir.
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