Cheers to Paris!

11/2/11

Justin and I relaxed at the room for about an hour before heading to the Eiffel Tower. Our entrance time was 1930 and we were just on time. We were directed to a lift that took us directly to the sommet, the very tip top of the tower. It was very exciting! We waiting in line for several minutes but once we were at the top, ooo, la, la! The view was breathtaking. You could see the river, Notre Dame, the arc de Triomphe, and the entire city! We walked around the sommet to the champagne bar and got a glass to toast. Champagne at the top of the Eiffel tower! You can't beat that! One side of the sommet was very windy and we had a lot of fun with that, pictures and video to come. ;)

On the second floor we enjoyed the view and picked up a few souvenirs and post cards. Post offices are not readily available so we haven't done a very good job mailing those off. We checked the time and realized we had 3 minutes before dinner. We ran down the east stairs and the light show started. The tower was shimmering, it was beautiful and so romantic!!

Dinner was fabulous! It started with more champagne. :) We had a wonderful view of champ de mars. Justin tried foie gras for his appetizer, bream (white fish) in a butter and fig reduction, and a formage dessert that had the best blue cheese I've ever had. I had a prawn and avacado salad appetizer, salmon and sweet potato entree, and profiteroles with chocolate dessert. We also had wine and coffee. We shut the place down and left in time for another light show. It was such a fantastic night and one that we will remember forever. We left our tower and headed back to the hotel. We were almost sad to go and kept looking over our shoulders until it was out of sight. Highlight of the trip so far!

Tomorrow we're off to Roma!