August 2-6, Paris
We arrived in Paris via the Eurostar (which was amazing) on Monday the 2nd. It only took 2 1/2 hours to get here from London. The realization hit us that for the next 5 months our language will not be spoken by most people. Having had 6 years of French between us, though, we have done alright. We have had such a great time here and when combining the sights, the food and the people, Paris is definitely one of our favorite cities thus far in our journey! Here are just a few things that we were able to see in our short time here. We feel like we did so much, but we merely scratched the surface of what Paris has to offer. Although, we like to say that we want to live the city/place rather than just see it – and we definitely did that!
Our train car on the Eurostar. Very roomy and comfortable and the service was unbelievable!
La Musee de Louvre. This is just one wing!
Crepes...one of our favorite things to eat. AND I had to get french fries in FRANCE!!
The Seine River - Beautiful
Notre Dame Cathedral
The rose window in Notre Dame
I had to put this in because I got caught trying to take a picture of them and thought I played it off, but when they passed by us again, they wanted me to get one of them posing!
We sat right at the base of the Eiffell Tower and ate cheese and bread and drank wine.
Kind of small, but still amazing.
Venus De Milo. It was so cool to see these things in person.
The scene of one of my favorite movies
This wall had "I love you" written in every language...we couldn't find English though
One of the members of the "27 Club" - Jim Morrison
Fredrick Chopin tombstone
Arc de Triomphe taken from the Champs-Elysees
280 steps up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe - Whew!
Taken from the top of the Arc de Triomphe looking down the Champs-Elysees to the Louvre
On the top of the Arc...this is our last hoorah in Paris!
Tonight at 8:30 we board an overnight train to Munich. We are staying with 4 other people on couchettes for the evening. Another adventure I am sure! See you tomorrow morning Sascha, Silke and Silas.
Way to represent Coast Brewing Company! Woo woo…!
I’m loving the sites and all the great photos. I see you made it to the top of the Arc. Were you cursing my name around step 200? I hope it was worth it! It was so nice to see you all. Please let me know if you are passing through London again and hopefully I will get the chance to come visit you.
No cursing, we promise. We really appreciate those recommendations, Laura.