So...our last day in Paris. We woke up late...after our walking about all yesterday. Tim headed out to get us pain au chocolat for breakfast and then we headed to Notre Dame, the main thing we planned to do. I was in charge of the Metro...so we headed to the station to get a day pass. The girl in front of us in line helped us by telling the clerk we wanted day passes she said it was because he spoke no English. It was so helpful! Anyway, we managed to get our day passes and on the Metro. We arrived at Notre Dame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris...stood in line to get into the church, it wasn't too bad. Once inside it was incredible! Words cannot describe. All of the pictures and all of the books just don't do it justice. We decided not to pay extra to see the treasury, but wanted to go up into the towers. Before we left the church I wanted to get something for Missi and my friend Liz's mom (both are devout Catholics). The line for souvenirs was crazy! Once outside we went to the line for going up into the towers. Tim went to get us a baguette with ham and cheese and something to drink while I held our place in line and took pictures. There was a man walking around with a gargoyle mask on who decided to walk right up to me while I was taking a picture and startled me. We met a couple of couples from Virginia, they were pilots and their wives coming to Paris for a couple of days. They had been in England, so we had to know how travel was with the tunnel closed. They told us that they had traveled all day yesterday and arrived in Paris about midnight last night. We finally got to go up...spiral staircase with small spaces and slightly slippery steps. LOTS OF STEPS. Once to the top the view was incredible. I would have to say this view rivaled Sacre Coeur. I don't suppose many people get to see this view because of the steps and tight places. We got to go into one of the bell towers, Tim has decided he is going to read Hunchback of Notre Dame when we get back to the states. Apparently Victor Hugo's novel is somewhat responsible for the cathedral being restored as opposed to being destroyed. Then we went up even more steps and even more small spaces to get to the top of one of the towers, the view awesome!! Coming down, my legs were shaky and I got a little nauseaous you just go round and round til you get to the bottom. We stopped at a nearby cafe to have hot chocolate and a crepe (the worst one I h
ad...rubbery and tough) probably due to the fact this was a more touristy place! Anyway, we decided to walk along the river towards Place de Concorde http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_de_la_Concorde we headed down the river, tons of artists, postcard places, posters, book vendors lined the sides of the river. We decided to cross the Pont Neuf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont-Neuf and come back over on the Lover's Bridge...the metal one with lights that you see in foggy pictures as a romantic spot...also had lots of artists and musicians...it is only a pedestrian bridge. We walked along the Louvre...no we didn't go. We contemplated doing the top 10 in 45 minutes..but decided we would rather just roam Paris. We did walk through the Jardins du Tuileries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuileries_Palace to the Place de Concord and from there we could see Champes Elysees and the Arc de Triumph...we would have walked further but it was starting to rain. Tim and I both paid 0.40 euros to use the public toilet and then took the Metro back to our hotel. We stopped at the hotel for a short rest and for Tim to get his book (Lonely Planet's France) to find a restaurant for our last meal in Paris and France for that matter. He found a couple places...and we set off to find them. We found one, but it served mostly seafood. The other, said we could get a table at 10pm...we were pretty hungry NOW...so we found a cafe that we had passed that looked good. It was cute! We had a great last meal! Tim ordered duck with herbs and honey and I got a crepe with ham, potato, spinach and goat cheese, it was soooo good. We split some Gerwitz and water, and for dessert we had Mollieux du Chocolat, basically a gooey hot chocolate cake with ice cream and whipped cream. Very GOOD! Then we headed back to the hotel to pack and go to bed. What a day!! We leave tomorrow :(
ad...rubbery and tough) probably due to the fact this was a more touristy place! Anyway, we decided to walk along the river towards Place de Concorde http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_de_la_Concorde we headed down the river, tons of artists, postcard places, posters, book vendors lined the sides of the river. We decided to cross the Pont Neuf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont-Neuf and come back over on the Lover's Bridge...the metal one with lights that you see in foggy pictures as a romantic spot...also had lots of artists and musicians...it is only a pedestrian bridge. We walked along the Louvre...no we didn't go. We contemplated doing the top 10 in 45 minutes..but decided we would rather just roam Paris. We did walk through the Jardins du Tuileries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuileries_Palace to the Place de Concord and from there we could see Champes Elysees and the Arc de Triumph...we would have walked further but it was starting to rain. Tim and I both paid 0.40 euros to use the public toilet and then took the Metro back to our hotel. We stopped at the hotel for a short rest and for Tim to get his book (Lonely Planet's France) to find a restaurant for our last meal in Paris and France for that matter. He found a couple places...and we set off to find them. We found one, but it served mostly seafood. The other, said we could get a table at 10pm...we were pretty hungry NOW...so we found a cafe that we had passed that looked good. It was cute! We had a great last meal! Tim ordered duck with herbs and honey and I got a crepe with ham, potato, spinach and goat cheese, it was soooo good. We split some Gerwitz and water, and for dessert we had Mollieux du Chocolat, basically a gooey hot chocolate cake with ice cream and whipped cream. Very GOOD! Then we headed back to the hotel to pack and go to bed. What a day!! We leave tomorrow :(
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