Paris with Paula

Paula enjoyed her 3 days in Clermont and they were very relaxing. After shopping, eating and recuperating from our Barcelona trip, it was time to go to Paris. Paris is a beautiful city and is full of history and great things to do. Since this was Paula's first time in Paris and she didn't know when she would ever return, we tried to see everything. We saw the Eiffel Tower, a Moulin Rouge show, took a boat tour along the Seine, saw Notre Dame cathedral, did the Louvre in 1 hr, saw the Arc de Triomphe and walked down the Champs d'Elysess in 40 hours. I think we set a personal record!

When we first arrived in Paris, we went straight to the Eiffel Tower. Afterwards, we had dinner and then we went to the hotel. Paula, Preston and I were going to the Moulin Rouge late show. We didn't take the children, but we could have since the minimum age is 6.  When we arrived for the 11 pm show, there was a line around the corner and up the block.  People were dressed up for an evening out to a cabaret show.  It is a Las Vegas style show with singing and dancing in elaborate, revealing costumes.  There were probably 60 women and 10 men in the production.  Everything was in French, so I am not quite sure what the show was about.  In between some of the dancing, there were three different acts, a juggler, a vantrilloquist and acrobats.  Before it was over, they did the famous French can-can, but they didn't sing the Lady Marmalade song!  

The next day we took a Navette batobus  on the Seine River for our transportation around Paris.  From the base of the Eiffel Tower, we sailed to other sights, first getting off at the Notre Dame.  This was my first time seeing the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris and it was beautiful.  After lunch, we went to the Louvre. We got there a 5 pm and they closed at 6 pm. So we did the 1 hour tour. Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, The Winged Victory, Napolean's coronation, and whatever we passed along the way. Finally, we took the batobus to the Arc de Triomphe and walked the Champs d'Elysees. We were exhausted. Sunday morning Paula's plane left and we returned home to Clermont. It was a great springbreak. But I needed a vacation after this vacation!