On Monday, we packed up all of Ani bags (there were lot of them) and headed to Dulles Airport for our flight to Paris. The flight itself was uneventful. We arrived around 6 in the morning and made our way to our hotel in the Jardins des Plantes by train.
After a brief nap, we hit the streets for two packed days of sightseeing. We started on Ile de la Cite, with visits to Notre Dame, Sainte Chappelle, the Palais de Justice and the Marche aux Fleurs.
From here, we walked along the Seine for a bit and stopped into a pet store where we spent nearly an hour. Like everyone else, we fell in love with so many of the cute puppies there, but I kept me distance from the nasty mice in the back. Next, we walked to the Louvre and through the beautiful courtyard there on our way to the Tuileries Gardens. In the garden, I actually fell asleep for awhile and felt refreshed enough to continue our trek. Our final stop in this area was the Place de la Concorde.
We walked around part of the Champs Elysees for a bit and had dinner at a nearby Italian restaurant. A little later than planned, we took the metro over to the Eiffel Tower. We started at the Trocadero and took several of the required Eiffel Tower shots. From here, we walked on to the Tower, but were too late to climb the tour for the day. In all the times I have visited Paris, this is something I have never done, so it became a priority for this trip.
After the Eiffel Tower, we called it a day and headed back to the hotel for some R&R.
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