Paris, France March 17, 2010
Posted by tiffany in : Paris , trackbackWe arrived in Paris yesterday evening and basically had enough time to eat and go to bed.Today is the official first day in Paris to us since we got to 
explore.
We basically took a walk through the city. Starting at the Notre Dame cathedral which is free to enter, but everything costs something(including lighting candles and prayers). There were many things to see including this saint that is holding his own head!
Also a new addition since the last time I was in Paris is the Notre Dame Archeological Site which is located in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral. It has some artifacts from when Paris belonged to the Romans and also the remands of buildings, cellars, and roads. It was rather inexpensive ( 2 euro each for people under 25 years old) and interesting to look at.
Then we maneuvered through the city to the Eiffel Tower (approximately an hour’s walk). One of the lifts was
under maintenance and there must have been a hundred people in line fo
r both the stairs and the one working lift, so we ended up not going to the top today. Price is another issue we’re considering; 13 euro for the lift each and 3.50 euro to take the stairs (how privileged you’d be to climb all those stairs ). Perhaps another day we’ll convince ourselves it’s worth it.
We also took the Metro to the Arc De Triomphe. It was lovely, there was a memorial service so there were many people in the armed forces there, flags, flowers, and a fire. Apparently we could pay a small amount of money and go up the Arc De Triomphe where there is something like a museum from what I can tell and perhaps a good view of the city.
The funnest event of the day happened right as we exited the Metro. There was loud music coming from a street performer that was break dancing. There was a large crowd watching which made it hard to see what was going on, and then the music cut off. A police officer had come over and was questioning the performer, checked his passport, and issued him a citation. All the while the crowd was arguing with the officer and booing her for stopping him!
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