Day 36 - October 6 - Paris
We got a late start today, but needed the sleep. We left the apartment around noon and headed to the fabulous Paul's Bakery on the corner for chicken sandwiches. We walked along the Champs Elysee and ate them in a small park.
After eating, we walked to Place de la Concorde, the Obelisque and across Pont de la Concorde. We turned right and walked along the Left Bank on the Quai D'Orsay people watching and looking at all the boats cruising the Seine River!
Saw the Eiffel Tower in the distance and continued past Pont Alexandre III bridge - wow very flashy bridge with gold statues! We got closer and closer to the Eiffel Tower - it was amazing! The World Rugby Tournament was in town in Paris, so it was very crowded around the tower with lots of kiosks selling tourist stuff and guys running around trying to get you to buy cheap eiffel tower souvenirs.
The Eiffel Tower is beautiful, it's wrought iron and with the way it was built looks like filigree or lace. We took a bunch of photos and then crossed Pont D'lena to the Trocadero. Even more crowds, they had a rugby station set up with crap music playing - we headed out.
We walked along Avenue Kleber to the Arc de Triomphe and over to the Champs Elysee and window shopped. We saw all the famous places: Foquet's, Laduree (crowded and touristy), Peugot showroom, all the high-end shops like Louis Viutton, Dolce and Gabbana, Sephora, lovely McDonalds (yuk), Gap, etc.
We headed back to the apartment to rest our weary feet and have some champagne and appetizers. We had dinner at an Indian restaurant called Shahi Qila a block from our apartment.
