France August 22-25 Paris

Mario's dream to visit France has finally come true. The many horror stories stopped us from going for many years. We were told that the people were not friendly to English speaking tourists, but that has not been our experience. We have found everyone we've met very friendly and helpful, and many Parisians speak English. Paris is an amazing city, and our first visit was to the Eiffel Tower. There was about a 45 minute wait to take the elevator to the first level and then a 30 minute wait to take a different elevator to the top. What an amazing structure and the view from the top was spectacular. Paris, I'm told has a population of 9 million people, who love to eat out, and no wonder, there are so many. cafes and restaurants within central Paris. And amongst the cafes are sprinkled many middle eastern fast food and lots of pastry shops. It is written, that man can not live on bread alone, but in Paris that is not the case. There are small bakeries everywhere and bread is the choice of many. We are sure enjoying the bread, cheeses and wine.

Eating and drinking are a big part of the visit, but Paris is blessed with the most beautiful monuments. The Eiffel Tower is their jewel, but there are so many more monuments within the centre – Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Notre Dame, Grand Palais, Palais du Luxembourg, and many more. 

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