Paris

It was mid day by the time we got to the Effiel Tower and it was getting hot. We were headed down to the river on the tour boat and our next stop was the Louvre. We walked around the gardens and decided to grab lunch. We had a recommendation for a place called Cafe Vendome which was similar to a diner. We tried our best to communicate with the waitress but we struggled so we asked for the Plat du jour and the Salad du jour. We chatted with a older couple from Scotland while we waited for our food. We had salads and sandwiches with pommes frites and a plate of meat, green beans, potatoes and salad. Everything was good and the staff warmed up to us after we showed the their name in a guidebook. We were walking through the nearby neighborhood and we saw a chocolate shop. We bought a piece for everyone and quickly ate it. The next store we noticed a bakery that had colored/flavored macaroons. We had to stop so we grabbed a apple tart, macaroons and a waffle. Everything was awesome! We realize it sounds like we are eating a lot but we are actually grazing most of the time verses have "meals"

We headed back to the boat but we came across a small fair that had bunge jumping with a trampoline and we sat in the shade while the kids jumped around. We got back on the boat and head to Notre Dame. Mass was going on with incense and everything but they were still letting people tour the church. We went in and listened to a few songs and looked around. The church looked and actually sound incredible. It was one of the coolest we had been to on this trip. Gina wanted to know where the adoration chapel was since we went to one at St. Peters but it was too crowded to try to find it.

We were walking around the Kilometer 0 point or lle de la Cite and we had to stop at a bar to use the restroom. While we were there we ordered a crepe with fresh lemon and sugar, it was really good. After our snack we went to the Shakespeare and Company bookstore and bought the hunchback of Nortre Dame and a couple others. We left the lle de la Cite and caught the tour boat to the Eiffel tower and then to the subway. By the time we got back and showered it was too late for us to head out for dinner (11ish) We decided to go to bed and get up early so we can see a few sites before catching the train (bahn)back to Germany.

More come later. Until then au revior!

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