Thursday, September 15, 2016

Bye, Bye, Spain—Paris, Hello and Goodbye!

We left 38˚ C weather in Puerto to arrive to 32˚ C summertime in the City of Lights.  Having rented a tiny apartment on the Left Bank in St. Germain, we delighted in this City of Great Food, stopping to gape at each delicious store front on our way to Notre Dame. 



The evening street life was energetic and busy, an old-time jazz band playing to candlelit al fresco diners, street performers at nearly every corner.



The next day we packed in a week’s worth of tourism:  Breakfast with Tanya, Fiona Kral’s cousin in Tullieres Park outside the Louvre and then a hike up the Eiffel Tower…




…followed by a hike up the Arc d’Triomphe, a lunch of sushi…



…a creepy walk through the Catacombs, a walk through St. Michael’s Square, a dinner at a fancy neighborhood bistro…




…and for Tia and Todd, a return to the Eiffel Tower at night.  Having seen the city multiple times from various heights during the day, it felt like we’d seen a great deal more. 



One day wasn’t enough in Paris, but that has been the story of our traveling.  We headed for Charles De Gaulle airport the next morning, on our way to our Iceland adventure, and we bid Europe goodbye…for now.  Au revoir, hasta luego, aufwiedersehen! 




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