We slept in and skipped breakfast.

I had planned an easy day and a long day for our two days in Paris.
Brett said he wanted to do the long day first and get it out of the way.

Brett and Tanya--------- Brett

We headed off and caught the metro to the Arc De Triomphe.
I think Brett was pretty impressed.
We took some photos and then went over the middle of the roundabout.
The traffic is totally out of control so there is an underpass to use.
We climbed up to the top and the viewing platform.

--Tanya------------------ Brett (two photos)

It was a fantastic view.
The Eiffel Tower sticking out from the city just looks amazing.

Some Avenues (two photos)--- Across to Sacre Coeur Church

View down the Avenue des Champs Elysees

The view down the Champs Elysees to the Louvre was good too.

Traffic on the roundabout---and the "psycho cyclist"!!!

We also got a birds eye view of the traffic on the roundabout and I could not believe it when I saw a cyclist on the road as well.
There is no way I would ever do that…and Brett thought London was mad!

There was a small museum in the building so we had a look through that and watched the German army marching through the arch.
Some of the history was very interesting.

Brett on the Avenue------ Tanya and some "big bags"!!!

After that we started our wander down the Champs Elysees.
We went past the Maccas that I nearly got arrested in.
We went into a perfume shop and after about two minutes Brett decided he would wait outside for me.
After that we went into GAP and he got a new shirt.

Tanya dancing in Paris!!!

just like her Mother did - 23 years ago!!! - CLICK HERE

We kept walking down through Place de la Concorde and I got a crepe and Brett a hot dog.

Near the Louvre and looking down the Champs Elysees

We sat down by a little pond and finished eating and then continued on our way down towards the Louvre.

Brett at the "Pyramid" entrance

We took a few photos on the outside and we headed in.

Brett and the Venus de Milo------ A mummy casket - and Brett!!

We got a map and headed off…I wanted to see some Royal Jewels, the Venus de Milo and of course the Mona Lisa.
It started badly - the jewel room was closed.
Never mind - we went and found the Venus de Milo and then things got worse.
I may have gotten us lost!

The Mona Lisa---and Tanya and Brett with the painting (two photos)

"All the tourists trying to get a photo"

Brett grabbed the map and directed us around and got us to see the Mona Lisa.
I still can’t believe the amount of people in there pushing for a shot of her.
It is pretty funny.
We got our photos and headed off to find an exit with Brett in the lead with the map in hand!

Tanya---------Brett

Brett and Tanya (two photos)------ Brett (two photos)

The next stop was the Notre Dame Cathedral.
It is still beautiful and I still love it.
We had to eat first though.
We found a pizza café and I had a pizza and Brett some pasta - were we still in Italy?
We sat outside and had a nice view of the Notre Dame while downing our lunch and resting our tired feet.
Brett said that he has no idea how people do this kind of travel and staying hostels etc for months on end.
I love travelling that way…it’s a good way to meet people.
We headed off to the church.
There were some roller bladders setting up their cones to do some trick skating so we took the opportunity to rest out feet again and watch them for a while.
We headed along the side of the church because I wanted to show Brett the back of it.
It really is my fave and I like the photos that I got there this time.

The stained glass windows (two photos)

We went back around the front and in.
I was much more pleased with the inside this time as the scaffolding was all gone and there were perfect views of the three rose windows.
They really are stunning.

The crepes being made (two photos)

......and Brett enjoying the banana and nutella!!!

We walked to the metro station via the Latin Quarter and found a man making crepes.
I made Brett have one with banana and nutella and he really liked it.
I could eat those things all day…they are so yummy.

Then it was time to go back to the hotel for a snooze before heading out for dinner and to see the Eiffel Tower at night.
We had planned to get to the Tower before dinner.
Every hour it starts to sparkle and I wanted to see that.

We didn’t make it in time…Brett saw the reflection of it sparkling in a building so we hit a restaurant instead.
I ordered snails and Brett did try them.
I do actually quite like them.

The sparkling Tower

Brett and Tanya--------- Tanya

--Brett-- (two photos)

After that it was to the Tower again.
We found a spot and sat down…there were heaps of people around and it was a really good atmosphere.
It started to sparkle and I got some really good shots of it.
I used the tripod to take timer shots of the both of us and I think they turned out pretty well.

We sat around for a while and then headed back to the hostel.
We were both pretty tired after such a long day and had a much easier day planned for the tomorrow.