Bon Jour Paris!

We landed safely early Wednesday morning-Paris time. We still felt like it was 2am and we had just gotten about 2 hours of our usual 8 hour sleep. But we had to make the most of it and start our day, not to mention that we couldn't check into our hotel until 1pm anyway, so there were no beds in site. Our hotel is right in the heart of the city and just a 5 minute walk to the Eiffel Tower. I have to say that the hour drive in bumper to bumper traffic from the airport was not impressing me much about Paris, but when we finally saw the Arc de Triumphe and the famed Champs-Elysees avenue, my opinion started to change. There are gardens and flowers pouring out of every window box and rooftop for blocks. the buildings are all fantastically ornate with intricate wrought iron balconies. I think I want to move her someday!! We made our way to the Tower and took the long, and scary, ride to the top. It's an incredible view of the city-too bad it is an overcast day here today or I might have gotten much better pictures. Well now we are checked in at our hotel (after opting not to eat lunch-to quote Doug "there isn't a single thing on this menu I would eat") and everyone is sleeping soundly and it's only 3:30 in the afternoon. We could be in trouble!! I am guessing most sites are closed when midnight rolls around and we are ready to go!