I think we will call today "The Many Steps of Paris"! Today began with a visit to Sacré-Cœr, a beautiful basilica in the Montmartre neighborhood. Definitely worth the visit. After the metro ride we climbed Monmartre Hill through quaint Parisian streets and found the basilica at the top. It is made of all white travertine stone that makes it seem to shine on the top of the hill. Inside there are glittering mosaics illuminated by the sun flickering through b...

Another great day of sight seeing in Paris. Here is a run down of what we did today. We started in the Latin Quarter seeing Les Arenes de Lutece. It is a 2nd century Roman amphitheater that once accommodated around 10,000 people. It is now used by locals to play football…we were the only ones there but the thought it was really awesome! Next we went to the Jardin des Plantes (the botanical gardens). It covers about 28 hectares so we only walked through a ...

Ya'll, we are worn out! We had such a fantastic day today! We ended up getting in the bed last night about 9:30pm and this morning we were up by 8:30am. We had a wonderful complimentary breakfast in our hotel and made our way to the Arc de Triomphe. We used our two day museum pass to enter the Arc and we climbed the 284 steps to the top. What a beautiful view! All roads seem to lead out from the Arc. It was first commissioned in 1806 following Napoleons v...

Bonjour from Paris We arrived in Paris yesterday morning at 6:55am. WooHoo!!! We had a nice flight and a pretty good dinner (for airplane food). I think we slept here and there but it sure doesn't feel like it. We made our way through customs, etc. and met Super Shuttle who took us to The Hotel Concorde Saint-Lazare. It is a lovely hotel and we have a sweet little European room with beautiful tall windows that open on to the busy Paris streets below. By th...