If we thought we got wet on the Bateau Mouches, we had no idea!  Funny thing; I remember us commenting that it was so cold that we wished it would just be 10 degrees colder so the rain would at least be snow.  Well, what we forgot is that between rain and snow, there is HAIL!!  We got up yesterday and headed straight to the Louvre...

Mel, knowing me very well, started my birthday off appropriately by bringing me 3 tarts from the local patisserie :) We then lined up in the rain for 20 minutes to get into the Musee D'Orsay where we spent the rest of the day because I absolutely loved it there. They have such a stunning collection of sculpture and paintings, Monet, Manet, Reno...

9:35am. Had breakfast at this dungeon like basement- a little better than Athena Hotel's spread- this has ham. Went out by 11:30am. Wanted to go Eiffel first but it was drizzling so we went to The Lourve first. Took the Metropolitan from Bastille-lucky didn't listen to the Hotel recept's advice.-or else we would have gone the long way. It's an a...

July 28 London to Paris We left the hotel and rode the Contiki coach to make our way onto the ferry dock in Dover. Thinking I would be super seasick, I popped in a Dramamine - later to realize that all it took was a few rounds of 'Catch Phrase' to alleviate the rockiness of the boat and more importantly to make time pass by quicker. Boujour !- w...