Parisian icons

After heading back to the hotel for a rest we took the metro to the Eiffel Tower. I had heard reports from many people saying that the Eiffel Tower hadn't been something that they'd really been interested in seeing, but once they were there they'd found it to be quite impressive, and it was basically the same for me... I was happy to go and see it, but not at the expense of missing something else. It wasn't a priority.

And I am so glad we went! It really is quite an impressive structure.

After visiting there we stopped in at a pizzeria for dinner and then walked 3km back to the hotel through the Paris evening.

We started Sunday with a visit to the Louvre Museum. I wasn't particularly interested in the exhibits, but more in the building itself.

A cool Sunday morning

Inside looking out

My favourite room

Yes, we did see the Mona Lisa. And no, I still can't work out why it's so famous...

After the morning at the Louvre we walked through Tuileries Gardens. The day was warming up and it seemed all of Paris had come out to enjoy the sun.

After resting up at the hotel for a bit we headed out to Boulevard Saint-Germain for a coffee and then grabbed some picnic food for tea. It was very nice to sit on the bank of the Seine River and eat good food and drink good wine in excellent company.

Yes Mum, of course we ate our vegetables before we had dessert...

After dinner we took the metro to the Arc de Triomphe and then walked down Champs Elysees to the Roue de Paris (ferris wheel) on the Place de la Concorde while the sun went down. It was a very nice walk to take at dusk, despite the traffic.

Georgia took this great photo from the top of the Roue de Paris

And that was the end of Paris! The next morning we flew out... Georgia headed back to work in Iraq and I was on my way back to Italy. It was awesome to be able to share my first time in Paris with my sister!