We woke up earlier than yesterday but still late...Ate crepes for breakfast this morning, so delicious!!! Went to get our Paris Museum Pass. Also bought our tickets for Krakow (Auschwitz) only paid €6 total with our Eurorail pass.
Then off to the Louvre! Spent 4 1/2 hours there but was pretty much maxed out at 3 1/2 hours. We saw the Mona Lisa, which was a lot smaller than expected. Also, saw Napoleon's apartment which was slightly elaborate :) Not much nicer than our 23rd Street house but a little...Randy and I cant figure out why then French are so disorganized when it comes to things like lines, flow of people, security...It's almost a free for all pretty much everywhere.
Exhausted and cranky we walked all over the place for dinner only to eat at a Buffalo Grill again! I am excited for NOT having to find a different place for food every meal!
Went to the Arc de Triumphe...We saw the tomb of the unknown soldier where the flame was burning but no soldiers, weird. Hiked 248 steps to the top and watched the sunset across Paris and the Eiffel Tower. The arc is the largest scale in the world and was modeled over the Arc of Titus in Rome. It was a gift to the soldiers after the war monumenting their freedom. The soldiers marched through it upon their return.
Walked back to the Eiffel Tower for night pictures. Apparently at 10 pm there are sparkling white lights for a few minutes all over the tower. Not my favorite but the tower is much prettier at night I'd say.
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