This will be a short blog with no pictures of tonight because it is nearly 2am and we are waking up early to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Today we slept in a little bit, got lunch from our favorite place on the street and then we walked to Musee D'Orsay. The line to get inside was relatively short, and I think it was worth the money and the short wait. I am not a fan of museums, but it was very awesome seeing Van Gogh and Monet after hearing about them for years (and Doctor Who....)
After we were done in the museum, we stopped and ate crepes. I will post some pictures tomorrow...I was more interested in the man sitting at the table near us who looked freakishly like Orlando Bloom. We then relaxed in our apartment until we walked to the Louvre to finally meet up with some friends from school!! There were a total of nine people plus someone brought a friend who was traveling with them. We weren't able to meet up with everyone who is here, but those of us who got together had a really great night. We went to a restaurant we found while we were walking, and the manager sat us outside. When we first sat down a homeless man asked us for our coffee. We told him we didn't order any and he walked away. After we had gotten our food (I got a panini)..Gigi had gotten a pizza, and while we were sitting and eating a girl walked up to our table, looked at all of our food, stole a slice of Gigi's pizza and then swiftly ran away. None of us really knew what to do...so we kind of just laughed it off. We then got our bill and were trying to put in all of our share, when the waiter came, just took Gigi's fifty and a couple other bills and said goodnight. So that was also a great moment.
When we had finished eating we walked down Champs-Elysee and then spent the rest of our night in a park on a couple benches next to the Eiffel Tower. It was a perfect and more quiet spot than the rest of Paris. We had fun bonding over the drunk Parisians, the freezing weather, and some cheap champagne.
I will post more tomorrow, but it is now time for bed!
Bonne Année!
Bonne Année! Congratulations on entering into a real museum! I knew you could do it! Now when you come home maybe you will be willing to see some more beautiful Van Gogh and Monet paintings at our very own Art Institute in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteSo yet another encounter with the Parisian gypsies! They are known to use children as snatchers, so be sure to keep your purse and belongings secure and never resting at your feet or on a table. You'll have to read the e-mail from your Uncle Tim with his gypsy stories from Paris and Dublin. Check your hotmail account.
So could it have been Orlando Bloom? He is now married to a Victoria's Secret model, and they are expecting a baby. Maybe they are vacationing in Paris :)
Love, Mom