06.06.2011 – Paris

Finally I saw her….the famous Eifel tower, and she was magic! We went up to the second level, to survey the city in all her splendor. Unfortunately for us, it was raining, but I still had a ‘pinch me moment’ I could not believe I was on the Eifel Tower. We were then whisked off to ‘The Louvre’ and I finally had another moment when I saw the “Mona Lisa’, all little dreams do come true! We had a guided tour to explore the largest museum in the world, if one paused for 2 seconds at each display it is said the you would be in the museum for 2 months! We also admired Notre Dame Cathedral with is beautiful rose window, and no, I did not see the ‘Humpback of Notre Dame’, it was just a fictional figure. L We had a walk along the Concorde of Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, and that was a wow moment!

Tonight we took a cruise on the river Seine, and again viewed all the famous sights we visited today. We enjoyed an excellent traditional Parisian Bistro dinner, and yes, I ate ‘escargot’, no frog legs though! We also saw the Eifel Tower glitter up at 10pm, and that was beautiful to see. The evening ended and not without a sad thought of Princess Diana as we drove through that fateful tunnel. We said goodbye to a few of our tour group family as some were staying on in Paris. Overall, I need to come back to Paris one day, as I have not even felt her heartbeat, she is probably one of the most elegant and beautiful cities throughout this whole tour.

Tomorrow is our last day, as we travel up to London, we have travelled over 9140kms in 34 days, that does not include the Greek Isle miles. Thank you all for following my story, my dreams of a lifetime come true…..back to normal in a couple days.