After a fairly uneventful 10 hour flight, we arrived in Paris. Customs was a breeze, then after an adventurous cab ride to the hotel (think Mr. Toad's Wild Ride), we set out to explore the city in a desperate attempt to not give in to jet lag.
Our hotel is situated just minutes from both the Latin Quarter, Notre Dame, and the Pont Neuf, so we decided to wander around all of these landmarks. We also walked along the Pont des Artes, aka the Art Bridge, which, on our last visit here, had artists making and selling their creations to the public. This time, the chain link running along the bridge was covered with locks. We've seen this in the Cinque Terra in Italy where each lock was supposed to represent a couple's undying love. Needless to say, Ryan and I did not hang one, as we already are the perfect couple and don't need to rub everyone's faces in it anymore than we already do.
After a few hours of wandering the city, we finally came back to the hotel to discover a delightful surprise - we can see the top of the Eiffel Tower from our room, and as soon as it gets dark, they put on a light show. So we watched that just before succombing to jet lag.
yay! travel journal time! I'll be checking in regularly. Taking random requests? Buy a lock, lock the fence and rub our faces in it.
ReplyDeleteOk... Just for you, John, we'll chain ourselves to the bridge for eternity. I'll even get a picture as proof.
DeleteHa! Cool. Thank you. I'll be waiting.
Deletethe site looks really good! I like how the photos are laid out! Glad you guys are there and safe.
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