So Midnight at the Eiffel Tower was a big bummer. They did nothing! Well, nothing apart from what they do every night, every hour, a glittering of lights we saw 3 times while waiting for the big moment. There were no fireworks anywhere inside the main part of Paris. Tourists,…
Just popped the champagne! Yeah it’s only 5:30 but we were thirsty. Couldn’t resist posting a few photos.
Disneyland was a blast! And amazingly being on our feet all day didn’t make us too sleepy till the end: perhaps because we climbed maybe a 100thof the stairs we are accustomed to here in Paris. The day was jam packed with yummy snacks, walking all over the park, and…
Had a fabulous time walking the Champs and “window shopping” at all the booths, not to mention the eating. I love eating in Paris. First we had a polish sausage and frites, then onto barbe-a-papa (cotton candy) for Jeff and what else but a Nutella crepe for me (see the…
Our first trip out of the city center so far, we went to Versailles today via RER. Just a 40 minute ride to this chateau of Louis XIV as well as the domain of Marie Antoinette. There is a ton of snow on the ground in this part of town,…
Jeff and I got all dolled up for dinner at 58, the restaurant on the first level of the Eiffel Tower. We enjoyed a glass of champagne, a bottle wine, tiger prawns, chestnut soup, ginea fowl, veal, baba with rum and profiterol with chocolate, as well as a coffee night cap. …
After 12 hours of sleep, we woke up well rested, ate some yummies, and went to the Orsay Museum for a few hours. “No pictures allowed” anymore, so I didn’t get much. =P We are off to take a nap now before our big evening.
Finally open and de-iced, we got to walk not 285 spiral stairs like Arc de Triomphe, but 408 spiral steps to the gargoyle level of Notre Dame! Very cool to see those little guys from a new angle. We also got to see the old grand bell. HUGE! We stopped…
Well we tried to go to 5 places this morning, but only succeeded in going to 3. The others were closed for one reason or another, but we did get to see Monet’s water lillies at L’Orangerie. The photos don’t do them justice. I’ll need to adjust color when…
So we slept pretty much 16 hours straight and finally didn’t need a nap during the day. However it is only 9:30pm here and we have been fighting the urge to sleep since we ate over an hour ago. What is it with this place? =P Today was filled with…
Even some churches? Odd. But anyway, we went to Sacre-Coeur again – better weather, nice blue skies, though I swear it is colder today, windy. After that we tries to go to the top of the Arc de Triomphe but it was closed. Blah. We are about to go to…
So as some know, I brought my wedding dress to Paris. Why? Why not!? Jeff and I thought it would be cool to do a mini trash the dress session here. It was freezing cold and we got some odd stares of course, but I think it was worth it. …
So we slept like 5 hours in the middle of the day. Either we are experiencing major jetlag or the weather and daily activities are wearing on the mind and body. For that reason, we decideded to book it over to Notre Dame to catch mass before eating dinner at…
After waking up somewhat early yet again, we showered quickly, ate our pastries, and hopped on the metro for a trip to the Eiffel Tower. It snowed last night and we were able to get to the tower before too many people treked through the snow, ruining it. It is…
After waking up from our nap, we went on a walk to the Louvre – in the snow! It was a nice 20 minute stroll along the Seine River stopping to take pictures of the powder covered patches. Freezing cold but well worth it, we had fun taking more photos. …
