The long awaited trip had finally come.. Cathy and I were in Paris together, and yes, can't forget Sean and Mason. We couldn't of gotten there without them.
Our trip in Brandy (our 1994 BMW station wagon) was uneventful.. which is a good thing when you are traveling.. It took us about 6 hours to get there from our home. Went on three toll roads that weren't expensive. Cost about 30 euro's each way... Not Bad! and drove right into the heart of Paris.. It was a nice day with lots of sunshine.
We didn't have to much trouble finding our hotel but it was another story trying to find the parking garage.. WOW.. it took us just over an hour to find it and it was right around the corner from the hotel. We've never seen an entrance to a parking garage like that before. Anyway, our hotel was right down town Paris, we checked into our rooms which were small but clean and headed out for some adventures..
Metro here we come...
First stop... Notre Dame. It was a short line into Notre Dame so we walked in took some pictures and admired the fabulous decor.
(Sorry, no pictures inside Notre Dame. They didn't turn out)
It was great fun walking down the streets of Paris, enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of the city..
Next stop the Louve...
Ever wonder who all these people are that end up in your photo's and how bad you look in theirs....
Sunset on the court yard at the Louve
After leaving the Louve, we walked over a bridge that had thousands of locks on the fencing... didn't find out why, but thought it made an interesting picture... lots of them were dated, some with names and some have been there for years...
We decided to start heading back to our hotel and fine a place to eat dinner... that ended up to be quite a challenge... it was around 10:00 at night by this time and you would of thought there would of been lots of places to get a bite to eat... but no there wasn't... by this time the kitchens
After leaving the Louve, we walked over a bridge that had thousands of locks on the fencing... didn't find out why, but thought it made an interesting picture... lots of them were dated, some with names and some have been there for years...
We decided to start heading back to our hotel and fine a place to eat dinner... that ended up to be quite a challenge... it was around 10:00 at night by this time and you would of thought there would of been lots of places to get a bite to eat... but no there wasn't... by this time the kitchens
close down and everyone just serve's drinks...
We were starved and ended up at this little place not far from our hotel.. We sat outs
ide, had a couple glasses of wine, some cheese, bread and some weird meat stuff... I didn't eat much. Even though I didn't care for the food, just being there was fabulous.
ide, had a couple glasses of wine, some cheese, bread and some weird meat stuff... I didn't eat much. Even though I didn't care for the food, just being there was fabulous.
Did I mention that it was Mason's 60th birthday that day... Nice to be able to spend it in Paris...
End of day one... we had a great time wandering around the streets of Paris, but tomorrow is another day that promises to be full of new journey's...
Nighty night....
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