Sunday

Sunday

Sunday was our only day of cruddy weather.  In fact, we only had a couple of hours of drizzle and fog and clouds and it happened to coincide with our visit to the eiffel tower.  So we headed to the top of arguably the most recognizable landmark in the world and could not see a thing.  We were socked in clouds, covered in drizzle and haze and slipping up and down iron steps.  However, the tower is so impressive even the weather couldn't damper our enthusiasm for the adventure.  I never realized just how massively tall it is and just how big the footprint is.  It is a sight to behold.  

Since the weather was still wet we decided to head for Versailles hopping to ride out some of the rain on a train.  It worked for the most part and we enjoyed yet another amazingly opulent residence and this time an over the top garden.  We we're in time for the music and fountain show which just means that they blast music over the garden while and fountains are going off.  They kind of have to blast the music because the fountains are so big and there is so much splashing noise it's rather loud.

We headed back to the city and took a Seine River cruise.  This was a fun look at a bunch of the bridges in Paris.  Some of them are so old it is amazing to think what kind of action they've seen.  It was another great view apt the city.

We decided to head back to our room and attempt to eat in.  This is easier said than done.  Most things close early on Sundays which is really nice for families but hard for tourists.  But the Chinese always seem to come through when you need food at odd hours.  Mike found a great little Chinese dive and got us some takeout that we enjoyed in the room.  It was actually really great.    A yummy change.