we arrived to our hotel in paris (hotel de st. germain) after a few trains and some metro stops at around 5:30 on sunday. anne’s friend hans (they met on her costa rica trip last summer) met up with us from holland. after settling in and seeing the amazing views from our fifth floor balcony, we all were ready to eat and drink. we first stopped into an irish pub on a side street and met a canadian bartender with lots of helpful information. he recommended a restaurant two doors down called le bistrot. we ate their famous 7-hour lamb, duck, and chocolate mousse. it was a wonderful meal and we set off for the eiffel tower. we got off the metro stop and were disappointed to not see the tower immediately. then we turned around. the amazing eiffel tower stood before us and was quite a sight. unfortunately the top was closed (which we wanted to see) so we decided to save it for another night. we then explored (i.e. got lost) in the streets of paris. while painful on our feet, it was a gorgeous walk around the city. we saw all the sights lit up including the eiffel tower and notre dame. but we soon called it a night, as we knew we had a long day ahead of us.
~Nick & Corinne
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