paris: day two

we began the morning bright and early with a trip to the louvre. entering the courtyard area with the pyramid in the center took our breath away. the blue sky in the background completed the picture. we saw all of the highlights including venus de milo, mona lisa, and michelangelo’s slaves. the architecture of the museum itself was also an incredible piece of art. we then ate lunch at a small café on side of the street and looked at souvenirs. next up was notre dame. words can’t describe the beauty of this cathedral. we explored the tranquil interior and then tried to get a glimpse of the gargoyles on the outside. they are actually really cute!! after notre dame, we travelled over to find napoleon’s tomb. you had to buy quite a pricey ticket for the army museum in order to get into the tomb. nick and corinne decided to go while anne, chip, and hans sat that one out. inside the army museum, we saw the chronicles of french warfare from world war I and II. napoleon’s tomb was quite big for such a little man. we all then met up again at the eiffel tower for our second attempt of getting to the top. we waited for 3 hours in order to see the paris cityscape from 1,000 feet high. that’s quite an elevator ride. all in all, it was an amazing and exhausting day that we finished off with a SECOND CELEBRITY SIGHTING!!! right in front of the hotel corinne spotted austin scarlett from project runway. anne and corinne chatted with him for a bit, took a picture, and high fived over their luck of two celebrities in two cities (who will be next??). after another delicious dinner, hans was interested in going to a bar after dinner. nick and corinne were exhausted and went back to the hotel, but anne and chip decided to go with hans. they asked the waitress for a recommendation for a bar where hans might be able to meet some nice girls. the waitress simply responded with a smile, “take the metro to pigalle”. thankful for her friendly suggestion, the three of them were on their way. unbeknownst to them, the waitress was playing a bit of a trick on them and they ended up in the red light district. they did end up seeing the moulin rouge though (corinne was very jealous she missed it).

~Nick & Corinne