Let's be realistic. I'm never going to get around to writing a post about every little detail of our trip to Paris, so instead, here is my top ten (in no particular order, cuz I don't believe in order:)
1. Hot chocolate. Not like the watered down Swiss Miss garbage we have here.
2. Notre Dame. Amazing and awe-inspiring. To think it was built in the 1100s when most people were living in straw huts!
3. The Metro. What a fabulous way to get around! Fast, cheap, clean, and lots of fun people watching! We were serenaded by a baritone horn, 2 violins, an accordian, and the Hari Krishna's!
4. Traffic circles. Scary but amazing.
5.The Eiffel tower. Unbelievably high! We took the stairs! The light show was incredible, as was the view from the top!
6. Gyros. We had them for lunch twice. And they put french fries in them!
7. The Conciergerie. A medieval castle, it was the prison that Marie Antoinette (among others) was held in during the French Revolution. The architecture was stunning!
8.Croissants. I think those are on my all time top ten list, but they're way better over there.
9. Crepes. Yeah.
10. 4 days of hanging out with my best friend with no kids around. Awesome.
The Metro
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Gargoyles - Notre Dame
Atop the Eiffel Tower
Chocolat Chaud
(look, they even gave me my own little pitcher which had 3x more hot chocolate in it!)
Our hotel room view
Les Invalides - Military hospital/museum
Napoleon's Tomb
Arc de Triomphe (and Eric)
Seine
Nutella crepes!
Conciergerie
Great Hall in the Conciergerie
Female prisoners' courtyard at the Conciergerie
Conciergerie
Notre Dame
