Yesterday, while you were undoubtedly consuming beer and hotdogs, we traveled from Dublin to London to Paris. I'm not quite sure of the total mileage traveled, but the whole 3 capitals in one day thing is goofy enough for me to mention. We made it to Paris at about 7pm local time and proceeded to the Eiffel Tower after we negotiated through the metro and arrived at our meager accommodations.
The girls were lethargic all day until we got to the hotel room when, instantly, Paris euphoria overtook them and they became giddy schoolgirls craving crepes, berets, and cheese. Never before in my life have women, given a 15 minute window to get ready, come knocking down our door within 10 minutes, flickering our lights and pounding the wall, eager to leave. Danette almost ran a half block away while we were going down the metro in her crazed, excited, "WOOO PARIS" state.
The Eiffel Tower was neat; someone prepared me for how big it actually is. Think about an entire 2 football fields underneath (only square obviously). Pictures will be up soon enough as I have to wait for certain excited American girls to upload them.
We saw the Louvre this morning and I am still amazed at how spectacular it is. I found the Mona Lisa to be lacking in that it has been reproduced in posters countless times and it is rather small compared to the gigantic oil paintings right outside its display room. It's impossible to describe everything we saw in there as you really do have to see it for yourself to appreciate the entire collection (or all that you can see). We spent the better part of 6 hours there and anyone who has more than a simpleton's understanding and appreciation of art will likely need much more than that.
I must also mention that I can't read French. This is also causing a lack of posted pictures.
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