Paris in One Day

What to do when you only have one day in Paris??

First, we did not pay the 18 euros each for breakfast at the hotel; instead walked down the street to a little cafe and had coffee, pastry and orange juice for 4.50! It certainly was not my usual yogurt and fruit! I guess I have to get myself built up to cruise food.  Eric was not impressed with the coffee and I gave him mine because I am still not drinking coffee.

Because we are right at Gare Lyon, the hop-on-hop-off bus stopped close by, so decided to hop on for the day.  It did suit our needs well as it is difficult to decide on what to see.  We did make a point of stopping at Notre Dame cathedral and were impressed by the beauty,  Eric kept commenting on the old buildings with their amazing architecture,

Some of our observations so far on this trip:

The British have cell phones glued to their ears and iPods glued to their hands.
The French all smoke!  Even while driving their scooters.
The British and French have very few obese people.  They must come to North America and be shocked at our obese population.
There are no parking meters!  Lots of cars and scooters parked everywhere in Paris but in London there is just no place to park!
Even though there is no smoking in cafe's and restaurants in Paris, people sit outside and smoke ... no matter what the weather is like.  I love the fact that they are such "social" people.
And last but not least for Andrea .... there are so many Smart Cars!!!  We have even seen them parked 2 to a spot, but one got a ticket.

Off on another "Amazing Race" tomorrow.  Train from Paris to Milan and then Milan to Rome. Then we take another train from Rome to Civitiveccia (sp).  Will be a long day ..... then the cruise!