Well, the picnic idea didn’t quite work out, but we managed to have a fabulous time at the Eiffel Tower anyways! Chris headed home to Kansas City early yesterday morning, and Hill’s foot was bothering her (it was black and blue—poor thing!), so Andrea and I made the trek over to the Eiffel Tower on our own. It was a beautiful day—probably about 75 or 80 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. We just looked to the direction of the Tower and started walking. We walked by the gardens across from the Louvre, and saw all the fountains, statues and old men sun-bathing. So funny! It was like people laying out at the pool, just around a huge fountain. Then, we just kept heading toward the Tower, cutting through an adorable residential area of apartments and markets (E1 for a Coke! Unreal!) and finally hit the crowds of people around the Eiffel Tower. The lines were so long…just curving around and around. We decided to grab a bite across the street at a café on the river. Delish! We both had salmone with ratatouille, and split an order of pomme frits. Then, we ventured back over to the massive structure and found that the line to climb the steps, rather than take the elevator, was much, much shorter. We grabbed our tickets and headed up. Forty-three flights later, we were at the second viewing deck. Amazing views! It felt like we could see all of Paris from there. Until we went up to the very top. Beautiful!! We spent pretty much the rest of our day there, just looking and taking pics. We also saw some crazzzzy people up there, but nothing compared to the view. After we headed back down, we spent more time on each of the viewing decks. And after the long climb up and back down, we hiked back home. Lots of walking, so we’re hoping our legs got nice and toned up!
After we got home, Hill was feeling a little better, so we went out to grab dinner at an Oriental noodle place. It was very good—not so French, but they sure can stir-fry some noodles! After dinner, we walked down La Rue de Opera right by our apartment since fatty over here (that would be me) wanted some gelato. Instead, I settled for E12 of candy from a street vender. Ha! My sweet tooth still loves the bonbons a Paris! :-) Then we headed home, and I had to work on homework. Which I still need to finish before the end of today…not so fun!
This morning, we woke up to hammering and drilling…must be the end of the weekend and back to work for everyone else. This morning, Hillary and Andrea went to the market and picked up a delicious lunch of baguette, mozzarella, turkey, tomatoes and Andrea whipped up an avocado salad. So good, and much cheaper than most of our meals! Since it was much hotter than it has been (85 or 87 degrees), we just walked around town and shopped. I found a great bookstore that had a fabulous coffee table book of Paris Vogue covers. Loves it! We also went into the Opera, which was beautiful but closed, so we just hit the gift shop and peeked in at the foyer. It’s very close to the apartment, so we’re hoping to see it later. Now, we’re back at home just relaxing…Hillary and Andrea are having a glass of wine while I work on the last of my homework (for this week). Bummer for me! I’ll have to get it done quick so I can join them…au revoir pour l'instant!
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