Day 13: Paris

From Prague we flew to our last city

PARIS

Our flight was delayed from Prague several times.  

Normally, that is slightly annoying, but when you are on a 9:30pm flight it is REALLY exhausting. 

We finally arrived in Paris just a little before midnight. 

We took a taxi to our flat and settle in and went to bed.

 One of the greatest things was the advice and recommendations people gave us. 

We were told by several people not to miss seeing Paris by bike. 

Our first morning we booked a tour and headed out to see the city. 

It was such a fun tour. 

We were able to see the back side of Paris.

Our tour guide was a history geek and made it fun to hear all of the different facts of the city. 

We were able to see the Alexander III Bridge, Louvre Museum, Tuileries Gardens, Les Invalides, the Love Lock Bridge, where King Louis IV was killed, where Victor Hugo lived and so many other neat things.

We really had a great time biking through Paris.  

After we finished our tour, we started seeing all the "must sees" in Paris. 

We started with the Arc de Triomphe.

It is sad the Napoleon never was able to march his army's through that arch.

The detail was incredible. 

Knowing us, we climbed to the top to get a look at the city. 

Where we were able to get our first look at the Eiffel Tower. 

After we finished at the Arc de Triomphe we started making our way to the Eiffel Tower. 

We walked our way through the city. 

So beautiful, but was more crowded than we were use to in Italy. 

We made it to the Eiffel Tower and we started climbing. 

We climbed. 

and climbed

and climbed.

But the view was spectacular. 

We had a dinner reservation at 10:30pm 

so we decided that we would hang out at the Eiffel Tower for a while. 

Best. Decision. Ever. 

In fact, we went and grabbed crepes and sat on the lawn and watched this view. 

It was when we sat down that I had another "travel moment"

The one where you are realizing you are sitting on the ground, eating a delicious french crepe staring at the Eiffel Tower. 

My heart was full at the moment. 

Full of gratitude for the opportunity to seeing the world. 

Full of love for the two girls I was traveling with. 

Full of awe that I was able to experience this. 

Sometimes you have Parisians come up to you at the Eiffel Tower and start singing to you. 

Meet Prince.  

He wants me to move to Paris.

I'm not joking. 

Paris you did a great job winning my heart the very first day.