Day 1

Good Evening Bloggers! We are coming to you from Paris, France, everyone! Please sign up as a 'Follower' and send your comments. It has been a long, long day, but fun. We arrived this morning and took the RER train to the Metro (subway) with all of our luggage (3 transfers). We even saw that you had to pay to use the restroom at the train station... good thing Metro-North doesn't know this.

We ate lunch at a traditional French cafe, but we were turned around and couldn't remember how to get back to the hotel. A French woman noticed we were a bit lost and walked us all the way back (12 blocks)... SHE DIDN'T EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH (shhh... we don't speak French). What a wonderful person. We have seen nothing but kindness from the Parisians.

We did notice a newspaper stand with about 12 daily newspapers all with Obama on the cover. His billboards and t-shirts are here, too. Obamania for our President-Elect in Europe. At dinner, we ate at an Italian restaurant managed by an Egyptian man... he was very sweet and gave the girls candy!

Last, but not least, we headed for a night view of the Eiffel Tower. It was beautiful with colors of blue and a little purple. Before we hopped on the Metro, it began to sparkle, like fireworks! Enjoy our pictures, including some taken at a fountain at a palace near the hotel.