First off let me start by telling you about First class
international treatment….it was awesome!!!
Not only do you have so much space, but you have more storage space than
we do in our house. Also, there were
only 12 seats in first class and there were at least 3 attendants! So, you should never have to push the call
button. We were served a 5 course meals
as courses, not like domestically where they bring one tray with everything on
it…in fact there are no trays, it was just like a restaurant including a menu
with a variety of choices. Lay flat beds
with a ton of entertainment options!! In
other words, it was the best flight ever!
However European business class is not awesome, it is just like our
economy seating except they do not sell the middle seat with the food of our
first class. So the food and service is
good, but there is absolutely no space!
Now to Paris – it was amazing and beautiful. The first day we walked and walked and walked
without having a clue as to what we were seeing. We walked around the Louvre and then down
Champs-Élysées
We went back to the hotel for a nap around 5pm and that nap
turned into a full night’s sleep.
The next day we bought hop on hop off bus passes. This is a tour bus that guides you as you
ride on the history of the city and I must say this was a much better
attraction than the one in Barcelona but we will get to that later.
The second day we rode the bus all around and saw the
Louvre, Arc de Triumph, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde. Then we hopped off after 1 loop at the
Louvre. And can I say that this place
was amazing….seeing statues still in tact after hundreds of years, seeing the
Mona Lisa in person (this was actually a little bit of a let down considering
it’s not that great of a painting), it is only so famous because it has been
stolen or attempted to steal several times.
As amazing as the Louvre was it does not compare the what comes later in
Egypt. There were so many awesome things
at the Louvre, I can’t see how anyone can go there and not be inspired. The kids being raised in the city and going
there for field trips have no idea how lucky they are, but one day they will
realize.
The third day we once again got on the bus, this time we
toured the Redlight district and Moulin Rouge which was also not as beautiful
as the movie made it, but still awesome to see.
We also got off the bus and toured Notre Dame, what an incredible
place! It is huge and so old and beautiful,
how did they build such amazing structures back then? How could they afford it? I want my house to look like the Louvre, but
it is just not possible nowadays.
The evening was spent watching the sunset at the Eiffel
Tower with Champagne. What a fabulous
and perfect ending to our time in Paris.
The Eiffel tower is an amazing structure and was the tallest in the
world when built in 1889 surpassing the tallest structure for thousands
of years…can you guess? The Giza Pyramid
which we will later see. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai
surpassed in 2009 which we will later see as well. It’s almost like we are on a world tour to
see the tallest buildings.
To sum up Paris….it was a gorgeous city with many beautiful
and fascinating artifacts!
our morning run
sunrise
the Louvre empty
the food!
1st class international, ah!
people on the Arc
sooo many amazing pieces
Moulin Rouge
Red light district
Notre Dame
details
candle chandelier
views from the top with lots of zoom, trying to find famous landmarks
the louvre
Notre Dame
great thinking, champagne at the top
we will be visiting the top of that building soon
Rat race at the airport
another look at 1st class
lay flat is awesome
so tired in Germany
