We left Beaune on Wednesday and drove to Paris. Burgundy was an amazing place and it was sad to leave, but Paris is... Well it's Paris.
There is just something incredible about walking around Paris. Everywhere you turn, there's an incredible monument or massive palace. Every neighborhood has a personality and there are ganache shops on every street. We generally try not to stick out too much, but in Paris, it's really hard not to feel like unfashionable American parents. Oh well, as always in France, the people are always polite and helpful. They know we are tourists, but they welcome us with friendly smiles.
After arriving in Paris, we checked into our apartment. Our host explained that security was a little high in the neighborhood, because the newly elected president lives a block from our apartment. We got settled and then headed to Luxembourg Garden. It's a big public garden with manicured lawns, topiary trees and lots of states. There was even a pond with mini sailboats in it that kids would chase around.
Today, we went to Giverny. This was Claude Monet's home. They have restored his gardens, which feature heavily in his works, including the pond filled with water lilies. It was a beautiful garden. It's very easy to see how it could inspire him to make incredible art.
This evening, we visited the Eiffel Tower, because we are tourists in Paris. All joking aside, it's still an awesome inspiring structure with amazing history.
There is just something incredible about walking around Paris. Everywhere you turn, there's an incredible monument or massive palace. Every neighborhood has a personality and there are ganache shops on every street. We generally try not to stick out too much, but in Paris, it's really hard not to feel like unfashionable American parents. Oh well, as always in France, the people are always polite and helpful. They know we are tourists, but they welcome us with friendly smiles.
After arriving in Paris, we checked into our apartment. Our host explained that security was a little high in the neighborhood, because the newly elected president lives a block from our apartment. We got settled and then headed to Luxembourg Garden. It's a big public garden with manicured lawns, topiary trees and lots of states. There was even a pond with mini sailboats in it that kids would chase around.
Today, we went to Giverny. This was Claude Monet's home. They have restored his gardens, which feature heavily in his works, including the pond filled with water lilies. It was a beautiful garden. It's very easy to see how it could inspire him to make incredible art.
This evening, we visited the Eiffel Tower, because we are tourists in Paris. All joking aside, it's still an awesome inspiring structure with amazing history.
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