Paris - 6/8/07

I touched down in Paris around 10am local time. Thanks to the efficiency of our modern air trafficking network my flight arrived a little over two hours late, despite the winds being in our favor. First thing I did was get on the subway from DeGaulle to the hotel in Paris. That was a little harder than planned since the map I had purchased was in German, but I can read lines, so I found my way to the hotel.
From the hotel we first went to the Notre Dame

From there we hopped back onto the subway to North Paris to the Basilique de Sare Coeur.

From there we walked on down to the Avenue des Champs Elysees. Starting from the Place de la Obelisque near the Concorde subway stop, we walked up the avenue to the Arc de Triomphe.

I suppose I should point out my cohorts from my adventures. From left to right are Kristin, Krista, and Catie. Here they are going over maps since they refused to endorse my walk in a random direction for a few miles to see where we end up strategy.

Finally I went to the Tour Eiffel before dinner. After a great steak at a cafe I returned to the hotel to crash, since I had to get up at 5am to take the train to Utrecht. I'll post more later this weekend after I go to Brussels and Amsterdam.