The Third and Final Day in Paris

Well today was our last day in Paris, and mom and I both feel that it was a successful trip, and we are both rather exhausted from all the walking, so we are actually looking forward to our 6 hour train ride tomorrow morning so we can just sit for a while. And my mom packed crochet supplies so we could actively do something, talk, and look at the countryside. It should be a fun morning other than the fact that the train leaves Paris at 6:24 and we have a bit of a trip across Paris to get to the station. But oh well, at least we got back early today and should be packed and off to bed by a reasonable hour.

Today's activities were a little less numerous than the days' before, but that is also because the third thing we had planned, a historical museum called the Conciergie, was temporarily closed to set up a new exhibit, we decided to see the remnant of the Bastille and head home for the day. However, we did start the day off in a very exciting manner by going to the Louvre, just a few minutes past opening, so we were able to view most exhibits in a relatively open environment. Even the Mona Lisa only had about thirty people in front of the viewing area. (You can see my attempt at a picture, showing me and the painting, below) Then we spent at least 4 hours viewing all that we could take in before leaving and searching out a lunch location close to the Arc de Triomphe. After lunch we actually went to the top of the Arc de Triomphe which did offer a pretty cool view, but both mom and I couldn't believe the entrance cost was 9 Euros. Luckily for us it was covered under her museum pass and I get in free to every museum and national monument except the Eiffel Tower since I have a long stay visa - this is super handy and David and I will definitely be taking advantage of that when we do our touring later.

Enjoy the pictures below:

Me in front of the Louvre. So exciting to finally be in all of the places I have had to study!

Me with the Mona Lisa. Don't mind the picture quality or my lack of a genuine smile; it was mom's 8th or 9th attempt to get one without a blur because it is always hard when you can't use a flash. But, nonetheless, you can see that I was there.

The is the view of the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Arc de Triomphe.