Day 6: Bienvenue Paris!

Since we were well-rested, we got off early and decided to head straight to Eiffel Tower. Along the way though, we saw signs to Champs Elysees and Arc du Triomphe so we followed that instead. We took some photos of the Arc then headed down Champs Elysees where we gawked at the expensive shops.

We were getting a bit hungry at this point but decided that we didn’t want to eat in this tourist trap. So we found our way into, Quick, a European fastfood chain (yes, it is quite sinful to have fastfood at fine dining city Paris but hey we were hungry and didn’t want to spend too much!)

We walked down Champs and looked for our next stop, Notre Dame. Along the way we got to see other Paris landmarks namely the Grand Palais, Petit Palais and Invalides. As we were headed to Notre Dame too, we passed by Musee d’Orsay so we decided to just do that first.

At Musee d’Orsay, we got to see the masters of Modern Art- Monet, Picasso, Whistler, Renoir, Van Gogh, to name a few. Although we are not artsy folks, we still enjoyed our time at Musee d’Orsay because of the variety of works that the museum had to offer.

After the museum we walked down the Seine, enjoying beautiful views of the bridges and vintage sellers lining the path. But once again, Gabby started to get grumpy and wanted some snacks. So we had to stop at one of the restos facing the Seine and had crepe and a bread. Well aware that this place is a tourist trap, we kinda expected it when we were charged 16 euros for a so-so meal (we made sure to visit the grocery that evening to buy snacks so we don’t have to spend so much the next day).

And so we walked towards Notre Dame, passing the Fountaine de Saint Michel where Gabby bought pain du chocolat at a nearby boulangerie (I guess he was not so happy with our expensive snacks).

At the Notre Dame, we lined up with all the other tourists to see the beautiful cathedral that was the subject of Victor Hugo’s novel. Unfortunately, the entrance to the top of the cathedral was already closed by the time we got there.