July 16 - More Paris

While most people would say that you can't see all of Paris in a couple days, especially by walking, we gave it our best effort. Today, we set off for the Arc de Triumph... we stopped to eat like three times on the way there. From there, we went back to the Eiffel Tower to try and go to the top. Again, the signs said the top floor were closed so I resigned myself to just go to the second stage. While standing in the huge line, just before we got to the ticket counter, the sign changed and they allowed us to go to the top! You have to walk about half the way up, but then take an elevator from there to the top. Incredible view! It was well worth the stairs.

Came down and was ready to tackle the Louvre... at least, we were going to see whatever we could within the hour and a half before it closed. Ran around inside and finally found the Mona Lisa... it's much smaller than I had pictured in my mind and it is very crowded there. We took a couple pics from a distance and then headed to other parts. We found the ancient artifacts to be the most fascinating. Seeing stuff from the ancient egyptians and pheonicians was pretty cool... I found Hammarrabi's code of ethics and that too me was the coolest. I'm weird like that though. Finished there and went and ate at one of the many cafes near the Louvre. Had the most expensive ham and cheese sandwich ever... they made it sound all fancy but really, that's what it was. Anyway, finished it off with a beer and wine!