Category: Phase 2 – Europe and Australia

It was another wonderful day in Paris and Mark almost died from sore feet😊. Walking is definitely the best way to see and experience Paris but it’s awfully hard on your feet. We did the rest of the Paris bucket list – Musee D’Orsay, Champs Élysées, Arc de Triomphe and of course the Eiffel Tower. We even took the stairs up to the first observation area (not because we really wanted to but because the line for the elevator was crazy long). All in all, another great day of exploring. One more day before we head to Reims.

Day 2 in Paris – lots of walking! I think my feet hate me. We had a great day exploring a few of Paris’ many bucket list sights. We started the day by visiting Notre Dame. What an amazing place – really spectacular. We then walked along to the Louvre. I’m not sure what’s more impressive, the artwork collected inside the walls of this incredible building or the building itself. The last part of our walk took us through the Jardin du Tuileries – beautiful gardens and lots of places to sit and admire the fountains. It was also great to get back to our little apartment to relax with some wine and cheese.

We made it – landed in Paris at 6:40 am. We had 2 good flights although a crazy woman and her two children sat in front of us on the flight from Washington to Paris. We just drank more wine to deal with the situation 🍾😉.

Our Airbnb apartment is exactly like the photos and was very easy to find. We got here by about 9am. We then decided to walk to Montmartre which is fairly close. After sitting all night it was great to walk around. We have 3 days in Paris before we pick up our rental car and head for Reims. Got to make a plan😉