Paris

We are playing catch up on the blog. It's been a few days since we last posted. We didn't find any internet cafes in Paris and currently don't even have the GSM phone working, but that's one of my chores for today.

Paris was a beautiful city. We were very close to the Arc de Triumph at our hotel. The morning after we arrived we went out to catch a double decker tour that let us listen to commentary in English and get off and on the bus as we pleased. It rained off and on, but the weather wasn't unpleasant.

Our first stop was the Eiffel Tower where we rode up to the lowest level and looked around for a bit. I had a hot dog for lunch, which isn't as plain as it sounds. They stab a piece of french bread on a inch diameter metal prong that heats it from inside and then stick the sausage inside. It was very filling. I guess I'm not one for the fancy french food. The tower gave us a good view of the city and we moved on to the bus again.

We also visited Notre Dame Cathedral which was just amazing. The ceilings are a couple hundred feet up and the place is just huge. There was a lot of artwork and sculptures, but honestly none of it compared to the actual architecture. The arches and woodwork and stained glass windows were beyond words.

All in all, Paris was very nice. Pam was more enamoured of it than I was. Scotland is still leading in that respect for me.