Paris, Part 1

Sorry that it's been a little while since the last post, but a lot has happened!

Two days ago, I arrived on my SAS flight back from Oslo. I went to the hotel I was staying and and mostly rested up for the next day.

Yesterday, Mom arrived in the morning, so I went to go meet her at the airport. Her flight arrived early, so she actually had to wait a while before I got there. After getting situated at the hotel, we went to Rue Cler (Rick Steve's favorite street in Paris) and had a sandwich at a café and took in the local atmosphere. Even though Mom was a litlle jet-lagged, we knew the best cure was to stay active and not rest. So, we went to the Orsay Museum, which is famous for its collection of impressionist paintings. After wandering around for a while, and seeing many famous works of art, we decided it was time for some true Paris - the Eiffel Tower.

Although the line was kind of long, we went up to the second level where there was an excellent view over all of Paris. Even Mom, who prefers to stay on the ground, thought that the view was great. It was also interesting to note that many of the buildings had rooftop gardens and places to relax. Parisians also seem to enjoy putting a multitude of plants on their little tiny balconies.

After the tower, we had an excellent dinner at a nearby restaurant. It was definitely the type of place where you go 'now why can't we have food like this in the US?' We ended up returning to the hotel room after dinner and going to bed since it was an overall fun-filled, but tiring day.