Europe Trip: Day Nineteen, part Three- last night in Paris

After freshening up at out hotel room we went back down to the river to catch the Batobus. We ended up riding it around its whole route back to one stop before where we got on which ended up taking a really long time. 

We got off at the Pont Alexandre 3rd bridge to walk to the Champs Elysees. 

The bridge was so beautiful.

It was a few blocks to Champs Elysees and along the way we saw many beautiful buildings. 

We also saw this statue of Winston Churchill. 

It was very cool to walk down the Champs Elysees. 

We didn't stop at a lot of places along the way as it is mostly very expensive shops. 

We just enjoyed seeing them. 

It was freezing cold and I had neglected to bring my coat so we were just trying to stay warm as we walked along. There were a lot of people out asking for money and I felt pretty bad for them being in the cold. 

We walked down to the Arc de Triomphe. 

It was very cool to see it and the roundabout surrounding it. We watched the cars for a few minutes and I was very glad I wasn't driving there.

After seeing it we decided to walk back down the road and look for somewhere to get dinner. 

On the side of the sidewalk at one point they had an entire section blocked off and the wind was blowing the green covering up.  We could see that they were filming a movie behind it. I would love to know what it was!

Looking back toward the Arc...

I was told that if we needed anything we should stop at a Monoprix, that they were the closest thing to a Target. It really wasn't like a Target but it was a nice shop. 

We went in when we passed one on the Champs Elysees as we were still looking for a few things and knew we would be leaving Paris the next morning. 

My bag..

We ended up getting a few souvenirs and gifts in there (my mom got a cool Paris bag) and we also picked up some easy food to take back to our room for dinner. 

We got some chicken sandwiches. 

We also got some chips and drinks. 

We went back to our room, warmed up, enjoyed our little picnic dinner, and said goodnight to the Eiffel Tower for the last time. 

It was an absolutely wonderful, very full day where we ended up walking about 16 miles. 

We were very tired.

Europe Adventure: Day Eighteen, part five- Eiffel Tower

After resting for a little while we walked back over to the Eiffel Tower for our appointment.

Having tickets beforehand meant, again, a shorter line. 

We arrived a bit early so we walked around taking pictures for a little while and avoiding the many, many guys trying to sell the plastic Eiffel towers. These guys were everywhere!

Soon it was time to go in and ride the elevator up to the first platform. 

They pack as many people as they can into the elevators. 

It was so crowded and I had to hold on to my mom to make sure we didn't lose each other!

We got off at level one and took some pictures before going higher. 

Zooming in on our hotel...

Ours is that backward, upside down L shape right there and our room was right there on the left. 

Then we went into the elevator to go up higher. 

We bought tickets to go all the way up. 

It was really cool to watch outside as we were going up. 

It felt SO much higher than it looks. 

Looking up at the top...

We walked all around the top and then went back down to the gift shops.

Upon getting to the bottom we took a few more pictures. 

We walked back through the gardens toward our hotel. 

Looking back as we walked...

We wanted to find a place to get dinner and we ended up stopping at this little spot close to our hotel. 

It was a nice place with really friendly people. 

My mom got an omelette jambon fromage with fries and a Coke. 

She said it was good. 

I ordered something that had been on my must try list: 

A Croque Madame sandwich

It came with fries. 

This was so delicious. 

After eating we went back to our room and washed some laundry in our sink and hung it to dry in our room. We just hung out the rest of the evening, watched a Doctor Who episode and the lights on the tower. 

Souvenirs from the Eiffel Tower:

I got a keychain that had a few of the attractions on it to use as a Christmas ornament, a little Eiffel Tower statue, and a bag of gummy Eiffel Towers for the girls. 

It was an amazing day!

Up next: Day 2 in Paris and Versailles