Touring Paris

Trip Start Sep 17, 2008
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Trip End Oct 02, 2008


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Where I stayed
Best Western, Trocadero
(Paris hotels)

Flag of France  , Île-de-France,
Friday, September 19, 2008

It was almost like coming home. The cafes, the streets, the smell of Paris, all familiar. We wandered the streets, visiting many famous sites. Notre Dame was wonderful, not only to experience again through my eyes, but also those of my inlaws. There was a famous ice-cream place on Ile St. Louis, a smallish island in the middle of the Seine near the Cathedral. Mike read that this ice cream shop had the best ice cream in the world. We waited in a short line and ate our treaures in the warm sun, on the bank of the Seine. Was it the best ice cream I have ever had? Pretty close. It was worth the walk and the wait. Next we attended a taste fest down by the river, and sampled many wines, cheeses and chocolates. I have never seen so many varieties of pate in my life! Jars upon jars of foie gras and everyone advertizing that they had the best, the freshest, the fattest geese. They were giving away whole bulbs of garlic, champaign grapes, apples, potatoes...too bad we had no use for all those things.

I took the Inlaws to St Michel's fountain and cathedral. Mike struck a pose as his namesake saint. We headed out to dinner, and afterward went to Trocadero to see the lovely lady sparkle. The Eiffel was lit up in brilliant cobalt light, with the bright golden EU ring of stars over the second observation deck. On the hour, she becomes the envy of all else in Paris as hundreds of strobe lights flash and blink and sparkle for about 10 minutes. Yes, it was impressive. We walked back to the hotel and then keeled over in bed. Pure exhaustion took over and I slept well until my body said it was time to get up at 3 am. I managed to catch a little more sleep, but its gonna be a tough day.

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