Thursday, September 25, 2014

Paris - Part 2

Day 3 was one of our busiest days ... we had a wonderful breakfast ...


and then hopped the tour bus and off to Champs de Elysee ... we were so lucky with the weather ... it was sunny and about 75 degrees with a lovely breeze .. couldn't ask for more perfect weather ...

This was the first view we had of the Arc de Triomphe.

We spent some time window shopping along Champs de Elysee ... has we walked towards the monument ... and what an impressive monument it is ...



you get to the monument from underground ... these views are the main floor of the arc




they you can walk or take a lift to the top of the monument ... we walked up the first set up steps and then took the lift to the very top.  There are no words for the views you can see from the top ... breathtaking and overwhelming come to mind ... we walked all around the top ... here's a few pictures










We hopped the bus again to head over to the Eiffel Tower ... we didn't have much time to spend around the Eiffel Tower, but the experience of seeing her in person was one of the highlights of the trip for me.  We got to see the tower at night too ... but I'll talk about that in another post *smile*




We stopped for a quick bite and potty stop ... I think all food vendors should offer champagne!
When Lisa and I were planning our trip, I emailed with Edgar a couple of times ... after all he's the Paris expert these days *smile*  Imagine our surprise when we found out that we would be in Paris at the same time!  Jumping for joy!  A few years ago Terry and I were vacationing in San Fransisco and had an opportunity to have dinner with Edgar ... I was very excited to see him again ... what a treat!  We met up at a quaint little cafe called Odette's ... we had a great visit and very yummy pastries ...




I'm grateful for new adventures ...

8 comments:

Barb said...

I love all your photos! So cool that you and Edgar met in Paris!! His blog really started me blogging.

Marilyn said...

Oh, what great pics.
Thanks for sharing.
Glad you got to see the Eiffel Tower.
Marilyn

cucki said...

sweet pictures..
love them so much..
hugs and love x

Maggee said...

Heck of a great Birthday present! And how cool that you got to meet up with Edgar all the way across the world! Looks like a great trip! Hugs!

Brenda A said...

How fun! Looks like you had an amazing time!

butterfly said...

Thanks for sharing again great photos .

Andrea said...

Great photos. Lovely that you were in Paris at the same time as Edgar, it was meant to be!

stitcherw said...

Looks like you're having a wonderful time, thanks for sharing all the fantastic sights you're seeing with us. I'll be seeing the Eiffel tower was a major highlight, bet it's magnificent in real life.