We actually drove to Paris because of the price of train fares, and thanks to Andy's Dad's GPS, we had no problems finding the 'City of Lights'. We arrived Friday night in time to find a pub and watch the Netherlands beat France 3-1 in a EuroCup match. Needless to say, we were happy to see the French get beat! Go Orange!
As it turns out, Paris, France has a lot more to see than Paris, Illinois (18 miles from where Ryan grew up). So, Saturday we went exploring and hit all of the big tourist attractions that the other 30 million tourists per year visit (according to Wikipedia, Paris is the most popluar tourist destination in the world). But, one site we weren't expecting to see was W's motorcade as it passed the Arc de Triomphe. We couldn't figure out why the road was blocked, but even in French we could undestand the word Bush. Politics aside, it was exciting to see our President drive by!
Then it was on to the Eiffel Tower, followed by a boat ride down the River Seine, a walk around the outside of the Louvre musem and gardens, and finally mass at Notre Dame de Paris.
It is an amazing city and defintley worth a visit - but be warned: it's damn expensive! We were very impressed with how clean and simply beautiful everything is. I think our favorite part was sitting in the Cathedral listening to the music and mass. Even though it was in French, it was very spiritual and relaxing (also,we had been walking all day, so it felt pretty good to sit down!).
On Sunday we had planned to go through the Louvre, instead we opted to go exploring since we had a car and a GPS. Check out the next blog to see where we went...
A votre sante!
Erin & Ryan
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