Paris Day 1

Let me start off by saying how I wish I could have blogged more this year, hopefully I can get back into doing it more because it makes me happy.  Long story short, lots of work (2 jobs plus overtime to earn extra money for vacation) and some health issues that are thankfully not serious, but exhausting and life-lasting.  But I am back and you may have guessed from the title of this post - I went to Paris!  Here are way too many pictures from Day 1!

Flying in over France

We stayed at Hotel Motte Picquet, near the Eiffel Tower

View from my room

View from my room

There it is! The Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower on a foggy day

I mean how much more picturesque can it get?

View from the 2nd deck of the Eiffel Tower

Arc de Triumphe from the Eiffel Tower

Napoleon's Tomb from the Eiffel Tower

This is the normal queue for the lift to the third deck, but because of the fog we had no wait!

View from the 3rd deck!

Where we had dinner.  Okay but wouldn't go back

If you look closely you can see the lift taking people up to the third deck

Took a Siene River cruise

Beautiful Notre Dame lit up at night

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

The Love Lock Birdge and Notre Dame

The hotel was located on the Rue Cler, a fabulous street for some good food

Our Hotel.  My bedroom is the window right on the corner lit up

View from my window

The pictures got a little out of order but the first day was the Eiffel Tower and Seine River Cruise after we landed.  Exhausted but amazing!