I love Paris. It's my favorite city in the world. It's pretty. It has a phenomenal Metro system, amazing museums, and parks everywhere you turn. Parisians love life and their city and they treat all its public spaces as their backyard. Cafes are a treat--a place where you sit outside even in bad weather. The food is amazing, people friendly if you know the "code," and sites just about perfect no matter which one you choose.
This year we only had two days in the city...and the first was our arrival day so we were pretty jet-lagged and miserable. We arrived around 11 in the morning, rode the RER (train) into the city and walked to our hotel, where we were luckily able to check in and have a shower. Then we went to a cafe on Rue Cler (one street over from our hotel) and had lunch. David got a chicken curry salad and I got a pasta dish. We were the last meal served because we arrived very late for Sunday brunch.
After our meal we walked over to the Eiffel Tower and enjoyed the city at play. Children were racing little pedal cars and riding in wagons pulled by mules. We watched teenagers drinking wine--even at a young age they know good wine. And we took pictures of our favorite landmark in Paris--the Eiffel Tower.
We hung out for a little while and then started the walk back to our hotel. I won't say that we got lost, but I do think we took the long route back "home." We had another shower just for good measure, collapsed into bed and were asleep by 5:30.
One thing I find amazing about our little hotel right in the center of Paris is that it was completely quiet. Even sleeping with the window open, we didn't hear much street noise, so though our room was really really small, it was nice to have a quiet place to retire at night.
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