We woke up to beautiful blue sky. Yay! On the first Sunday of each month, the museums in Paris are free, and guess what today is! So, early this morning we took a taxi to the Louvre and had breakfast at a café on that side of town. (Starting to miss my cereal and Big City Coffee!)Anyway, we went to the Louvre and saw her Majesty, the Mona Lisa - a lot to do about a seemingly run of the mill painting. And the crowds that flock to it are amazing. We also saw Venus de Milo and many other statues and paintings from those time periods, as well as a good deal of African and Egyptian statues and artwork. The free day sure brought out the crowds, but going early made it tolerable - but after a little more than 2 hours - it was time to go. But memorable, and we’re glad we experienced it.
We then took our double-decker bus on another tour of Paris (again, this time with beautiful blue skies) until we got home. After a little break, we hopped our bus again for the short ride to the Eiffel tower, where we had a great picnic in the park. We then went for a scenic cruise on the Seine River, where we mostly saw the same sights but from a really nice, cool and breezy point of view. We decided, unfortunately, not to go up the tower because the line was way too long, so we just walked home from there.
Heading to dinner now at our local Bistro/Café/Brassiere/Whatever… for our last Parisian meal. (Got French Onion soup on my mind). Then early tomorrow morning we take the EuroStar through the Chunnel for old London Town.
Sounds like a simple day, and it kind of was, but it was a great, scenic, beautiful, sunny day in Paris!
Oh and by the way, Happy Birthday America! We love you and we miss you!
