Bienvenue a Paris!

Travelista welcomes you to Paris! We took the Eurostar here and unfortunately I had the case of the "too many travels" and came down with a little flu bug (reason for the lack of posts). The only site I saw yesterday was my hotel bed. However, today was a new day and I felt much better. Forcast: rainy. We met our guide, Wafaa, who took us to the Louvre. Highlights: portion of the medieval Louvre, Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Nike of Samothrace, the Reclinging Odalisque, and Napolean III's apartment.  

After the Louvre, we made our way to Montmartre.  Montmartre is 130m high and overlooks all of Paris.  The village is known for housing the original studios of Dali, Monet, Picasso, and van Gogh.  We had a little bite to eat and took a stroll around before heading back to our hotel.  

Dinner was definitely most memorable.  Tonight we dined at the famous, Lasserre. Best part of the evening were the crepes! I think I could live on crepes alone! The atmosphere was delightful and despite the rain, they still managed to open the retractable roof for a moment.   

This city is absolutely beautiful, but I must admit I regret not knowing French because we are struggling a bit with the language. Our usual trick is to hand the cab driver the hotel's card and hope we don't get taken advantage of...or else it is not a pretty sight when Gdaddy starts to yell.  

Looking forward to sunshine and feeling all better! Bonsoir, Travelista