Last time E was in Paris, he ‘discovered' a wonderful café in Le Marais called Le Pain Quotidien, so that seemed like a good place for our first breakfast in Europe. On the way there E picked up a copy of the ‘Gay Vinci Code' (with a Dictionary of gay French included & a recommendation by the Oscar Wilde on the back!) and D a copy of a French boardgame magazine. Le Pain Quotidien's breakfast consisted of huge basket of different types of breads (you could help yourself to the spreads - mostly chocolatey - on the table)and a bowl (!) of hot chocolate.
Breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien.
We arrived at the Eiffel Tower early to be amazed by the queues--it seems everyone else got there early to avoid the crowds too! The weather was also unseasonably freezing, so when we made it to the summit we quickly admired the view and descended again to seek shelter in a gift shop.
The crowds at the Eiffel Tower.
View from Eiffel Tower, towards Montmartre.
David at the Eiffel Tower.
Having done the Eiffel Tower we walked to the Arc de Triomphe. The views from the top were beautiful and the views of the Parisian traffic navigating the roundabout below truly frightening.
From there we walked down the Champs Elysées, ate bad French pizza, looked in a fragrance shop and visited the unique church, La Madeleine. To E's delight we stumbled on a Ladurée near La Madeleine, so an abundance of macaroons were enjoyed shortly after in Les Jardins des Tuileries before heading back to the hotel & collapsing.
Awful pizza near the Arc de Triomphe. We promise not to eat any more pizza in France!
Evan at the Arc de Triomphe.
Eight 'lanes' of high speed madness around the Arc de Triomphe.
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Hi Evan and David
Keep sending your Blog. Enjoying going tripping with you!
Love
Lynell
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