Nadeen's Paris birthday today.....last night we celebrated her Melbourne birthday so today it is her Paris birthday..... Took another walk down the Champs Elysees - you just do not tire of seeing this place - then walked to the Louvre. Planning is everything they say, as after reaching the Louvre, we found out it wasnt open on Tuesdays!!! Not to worry, we got a real appreciation of how big this place is and the 3 hours that we had allocated to visiting the museu...

First thing to do this morning was to find somewhere to have breakfast. We walked around the corner and found a nice cafe and sat down to a hearty breakfast of a croissant, coffee, orange juice an omlette and some toast - ready to attack the day! Off we walked to the Eiffel Tower - this looks rather unimpressive from a distance, however, once you are up close, it is an amazing structure. There were crowds lined up everywhere to go up the tower, so we gave it a m...