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Dinner last night. German restaurant...really!!!

I know! I know! I am behind in updating this and I am hearing about it!! You people are sure demanding! = ) It is actually fun to know that people are reading this and following along on the adventure! I am going to try to be a bit better about the updates. I said I would try…no promises!

We have had some really great and varied food choices in Paris, so I am going to start off with pictures of various lunches and dinners for you to view. As you can imagine in a place of millions of people the food options are so diverse and abundant that it is difficult to choose. There have been a few times that we have had no idea what type of restaurant we are going into to have dinner but do it anyhow. That has actually been a lot of fun and has turned out quite well! One evening we were looking for a restaurant only to find that it was closed. Instead we ducked into a restaurant that looked interesting. To our surprise, the food was influenced by Madagascar. It was very tasty. Then last night we were headed toward the apartment but only made it a block because it was pouring rain. We ended up at a restaurant that served more German types of food…it is always a food adventure here!!

A type of fondue that is inspired by northern French regions- there were little grills built into the table where you cooked your food....very interesting!

Gazpacho & Salad w/ Cheese Tartine : )

Lemon hummus, avocado, white bean & tomato tartine....yum!!

Inside the Pyramid at the Musee du Louvre

It was supposed to be raining again today so we planned the day around it. We decided that we would visit two more  museums today. The Musee du Louvre was first on the agenda. You could truly spend weeks in this museum. There were so many people around that it was difficult to get to some things like the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. We did manage to see them but the Mona Lisa was from a distance. The crowds were just too much for that one! There are also signs all over the Louvre warning about pick-pockets : / Oops…be careful here! The outside of the Musee du Louvre is very beautiful and the inside is…well…it is just unbelievable!!! You could get lost and never be found in here! I know it will shock you to have me admit that I took way too many pictures in here…I have become my mother!! = ) So here are a few of my favorites from the museum…

"Venus de Milo" - Aphrodite

Painting in the Musee du Louvre--a favorite for moi!

Great sculpture in the Musee du Louvre

Staircase in the Louvre

Sculpture in the Musee Rodin <3

The second museum that we spent time at today was the Musee Rodin. This museum had beautiful gardens to walk around and enjoy. The collection in this museum were primarily by the sculptor, Auguste Rodin. The museum is an 18th century mansion. The pictures are from the grounds as well as various sculptures in the museum. Enjoy!

Looking at Musee Rodin from the garden

The Kiss - Musee Rodin

Outside of the Musee D'Orsay

Inside the Musee D'Orsay

Today was once again rainy and cool so we opted for time in a couple of museums. The first one that we visited was the Musee D’Orsay. The building is quite impressive in its own right. The museum houses works from Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, Manet & Renoir to name a few. It was quite thrilling to view these amazing pieces!

Top floor of Musee D'Orsay.....looking out

Peeking through the flowers at the Tour Eiffel

Today started out a bit slow which was good. It was fun to lounge around and drink cafe creme, respond to email and complete some work. The weather was really nice today…only a little bit of rain and plenty of sunshine throughout the day. It was a lovely walk to the Tour Eiffel. I am in awe every time I see it!!! There were so many people around today that it was a bit distracting. There is a French holiday tomorrow and so we were told that many people form the countryside take a long weekend and come to Paris. The lines at the tower were incredibly long to ride to the top…even the lines to walk up several levels were quite a wait. One of the elevators is currently out of commission so the wait is around 2 1/2 hours! We did not wait….instead we walked all over the park that surrounds the tower and had a great picnic lunch in the park.

My feet are showing the amount of walking that we are doing. You should see my blisters! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! We walk probably a minimum of 6-8 miles most days and sometimes up to 10. It is great though. That is it for tonight…need to go soak my poor feet because tomorrow is a long day. Moulin Rouge tomorrow night at 11pm! FUN!

Wow! Incredible view of the Tour Eiffel!!

More pics…

From a distance

Bridge - Des Invalides

More food pics to tantalize you…

Oh la la...the cakes!!

La Boulangerie

The displays of food in Paris are so very beautiful! You truly want to stop in every market and stare at every window!! I have attached some mouthwatering pics for you to enjoy!

My oh my!!

Window shopping : ) Hmmmm...which one?

Moi!!

Some fun…

Christine

Village Tower

We left the apartment around 1:30pm today and headed to the Metro to go to the outskirts of Paris. We went to visit the Vincennes Castle which was very interesting and unique. From there we caught the Metro back to the Champs Elysees and walked around the Arc de Triomphe for a bit. We then stopped for some afternoon sustenance : ) We continued our walk to a different part of the city to look for a specific restaurant but when we found the address it was closed. So…we found a different place which was very interesting and had terrific food. It was cloudy again today but at least it was not raining and the temperature was great!

Bonsoir!

The Keep at Vincennes Castle