Germany Day 78 - Wednesday, March 25

Hoped on subway at Argentine station - 1/2 block from hotel - and headed for the Louvre. There is a mall between the Louvre subway and the museum entrance. We stopped there and had coffee and a croissant just before going in. (I like my croissants warm, but never got one that way in Paris. Someone should teach these French folk the right way to serve a croissant.)

Justin and Martha at Louvre

At the Louvre, we saw the Mona Lisa (from about 30 feet away in a crowd of about 200), winged victory, and bunch of other stuff. Not a bad place if it weren't so crowded.

Walked and walked and walked up and down stairs many time. Got real hungry, so finally wandered off to find a nice little cafe nearby but on the other side of the river. Nice place to eat, but cafe was extremely cramped.

Walked to Notre Dame which was huge and high with some beutiful stained glass windows with magnificant red hues.

Ann in front of Notre Dame

Took subway to the Eiffel tower. Took about 40 minutes to get in and up. Had to fight through gypsies (beggars) and peddlers to get to queue to buy tickets. We picked a cold very windy day to go - the tower even swayed noticeably at the top. Oh joy!!

It's interesting walking the streets here. Honestly, I've never seen so many french restaurants all in one place in my life.

Random Structure

Justin and Martha at Eiffel Tower

After all the walking and standing, we just took a taxi back to the hotel. Then we rested a while and ate dinner at nice small restaurant across street from hotel. Martha stayed in and had room service. Good for her - Gerhard wound up with about a pound of raw Salmon as the "appetizer". (Someone should teach these French folk how to cook.)