Day 32 - Blogabond

We enjoyed the Musée d'Orsay so much the first part of our trip we decided to go back. We stopped at a little sidewalk cafe across the street for a little espresso and a pain chocolate. As we were enjoying the sunny morning, a beautiful young women pulls up in a little European sports car to give us a French parking lesson. She backed up to the bumper of the car behind her, yet the front of her car was still hanging into the crosswalk. Not to be detoured when parking is so scarce, she simply slammed her car in reverse and gunned the engine. She proceeded to slide the car behind her tight bumper to bumper to the car behind it. The car behind her was now wedged tight (touching) between her car and the one behind it-they were going nowhere! She then preceded to foof her hair, adjust her sunglasses and saunter down the sidewalk without a care.

The Orsay was great - one of our favorite museums of the trip. Next we went to Montmartre to see the Sacré-Coeur Basilica and the Moulin Rouge-this is definitely the red light district of Paris, and even Mark picked up on the fact the neighborhood was a little more “slutty” than the areas we had been frequenting (where do 9 year olds get their vocabulary). After hiking up and down the hills of Montmartre, Mark was ready for a nap at the hotel. Suzy and Paul headed to Cafe Les Deux Magots, a favorite writers hangout for folks like Hemingway, for a glass of wine, some people watching, and to do a little blog writing of our own.

In the evening we all hiked the spiral staircase to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. There we watched the sun set over Paris and the flashing lights come on the Eifel Tower. It was a great view!
PC

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pscossette on July 19, 2007 from Paris, France

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

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