Paris, the city of Wares

We got up really early Tuesday morning and rode the train to Paris. Paris was absolutely amazing. I never thought I would get to see Paris in person, and it was more amazing than I could have imagined. We started at La Madeline, which was a really beautiful old church. We rode on a hop on hop off bus to get around and it was open to the sky. Even though it was a little cold, we braved the top to take in the spectacular views.

We rode the bus over to the Louvre first. The Louvre was closed on Tuesdays, but we had not planned to go in anyway because it takes several days to see anything. The outside was very cool. The palace part was beautiful and the pyramids looked really neat. We had lunch at a cafe on Ponte Neuf. I got a croquet monsieur, which is a ham and cheese sandwich covered with melted cheese, very safe but very good.

We then went to Notre Dame, which was Huge!!! It took quite a while to go through, but was worth the trip. The stain glass was amazing. We bought some really good crepes off of a street vendor.
Stained Glass window from Notre Dame (a puzzle Mom and Kaye did)


The family at the back of Notre Dame


We then walked up part of the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe. It was a lot bigger than I imagined. The detail was great and we really enjoyed it. We rode around to the Trocadero, which gave us a great view of the Eiffel Tower. It was amazing.

My brother and me at the Trocadero with the view of the Eiffel Tower


Eating candy floss with Tami in front of the Eiffel Tower


We were a little short on time, so we headed back to the train. Our day in Paris was wonderful!!

Mom and Dad on the Open Top bus going through the streets of Paris