What a day! In spite of a late start this morning, we still got to see so much in and around this breathtaking bastion of history. Sadly, by the time I return to Denver, even with all the pictures, I will probably not be able to recall the significance of most of the buildings and monuments we came across today. We had breakfast at the hotel and then had our adventure of trying to get tickets for the Metro (Parisian subway). Again, I just have to say how grateful I am to my husband for all the grief he has to endure to help us navigate these foreign cities. After being jammed on the train like a bunch of sardines, we made our way to Notre Dame Cathedral. We didn’t go inside but one could spend hours just admiring the artwork that decorates the outer walls and doors. We found a nice café to enjoy some French crepes (the Nutella and banana was to die for!) and then went to join our tour group for the afternoon. We had a great guy by the name of Tim (not my husband) who took us all around the city and showed us buildings, bridges, streets, churches, artwork (an actual statue made by Picasso) and everything in between. It is important for me to mention that this was a walking tour and I can’t sing the praises of our children enough for their patience and endurance during this event. Towards the end, even I was struggling and ready to be done, but they soldiered on with very little whining or complaint. I think the Coca-Cola we gave them at lunch helped sponsor the first couple of hours and the gelato and sorbet got them through to the end. It was a wonderful day of sight-seeing but even more amazing is that with all we got to see today, we still have so much more left to go. We haven’t even been to the Eiffel Tower yet! For now, though, I’m going to take three ibuprofen, ice my aching feet, and pray bedtime comes early tonight. I am beyond exhausted!
P.S. Hopefully have a photostream to share soon!
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