Paris, part 2

Still Day 1

Then it was onto view some sights. It was rainy and cold and we stood in lots of lines. We rode the metro a lot and I came to the conclusion that I had not seen Paris, only the Metro underground and the backs of people’s heads.

Jeff wanted to go up in the Eiffel Tower so we headed over there. We stood in line to get on the elevators for almost 2 hours. Was it worth it? I would say no. It was windy, rainy and cold. Paul and I paid to go to the top but when we got to the second level (and we were pretty miserable and cold), we opted to stay inside, grab a bite to eat and have a drink. Had we known that the ride to the very top was inside of a glass elevator and you never do get out of it, we may have gone. The crowds were huge and the elevators were packing people in like sardines. OK, so we can say we went to the Eiffel tower and went up in it. Check that one off the list.

After we left the tower, it was late at night and we were starved. Finding a place to eat in Paris (or France, for that matter) on a Sunday in August – the month when EVERYONE is on vacation – is a real challenge. One of the metro lines was closed, so we were on our way home and they stopped the train at some random station and told everyone to get off. When we asked a metro person what to do, she said go find a bus and ride that. OK…

So it was REALLY late and we spotted a McDonalds. We got take-out, bought a bottle of wine at a small grocery store, and brought it to our room to eat. Exhausted after Day 1.

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