Today, our 4th day in Paris, we spent as most tourists… attempting to see as many sites as we could squeeze in. The day began when Matt and I met up with Shane and Lucia near the pyramids at Le Louvre. We spent a few hours walking through the museum, making sure to stop by some of the more famous works of art that are kept there: La Jaconde (Mona Lisa), Madonna of the Rocks, and Venus de Milo. It was about 1pm when we took off to help Shane and Lucia move to their new hotel. We spent a little time at the shopping mall near their new place and were able to find a few things to bring back home.
It was early evening by the time we got to L’Arc de Triomphe. When we arrived there was a military ceremony taking place so, unable to freely walk around the Arc, we decided to go to the top. After approximately 300 steps and walking through a few rooms (called the museum) we arrived at the top with spectacular views of Paris. After staying for the sunset and to see La Tour Eiffel light up the night sky, we decided to hop back on the metro and visit Notre Dame.
Notre Dame seems to be the place for young people to hang out at night. We saw several people with their bottles of wine and beer and street performers. We even saw a few people running from the local police :0 ) After spending some time watching the local people we took a stroll down Blvd St Michel; had some crepes and finished the evening off with a brief stop into McDonald’s for a Royal with Cheese!
It was early evening by the time we got to L’Arc de Triomphe. When we arrived there was a military ceremony taking place so, unable to freely walk around the Arc, we decided to go to the top. After approximately 300 steps and walking through a few rooms (called the museum) we arrived at the top with spectacular views of Paris. After staying for the sunset and to see La Tour Eiffel light up the night sky, we decided to hop back on the metro and visit Notre Dame.
Notre Dame seems to be the place for young people to hang out at night. We saw several people with their bottles of wine and beer and street performers. We even saw a few people running from the local police :0 ) After spending some time watching the local people we took a stroll down Blvd St Michel; had some crepes and finished the evening off with a brief stop into McDonald’s for a Royal with Cheese!
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