Here's a different way in seeing Paris! We did a Fat Tire Bike Tour! Yes - I had to ride a bike!!... I thought I'd struggle being the fool I am when it comes to balancing, but I managed to do fine!
The Bike Tours were run by some Americans, very easy-going and fun. I was one of the 2 people that had to ride a mountain bike rather a Fat-Tire-Bike... Booo! More peddling for me and my poor left knee... Jr had to keep checking up on me as we found ourselves lagging at the end of the pack. We were riding with and against the traffic! OMG it was crazy!!! Crazy-Paris-Drivers!!! There is no rules on how many lanes there are and no sense in indicating... It's like the Philippines but in a cleaner environment!
Paris was pretty flat so there was no need to fear hills and what nots. We stopped every now and again for the Historical-Info and Photo-Op. Napoleon's Tomb was one stop... It was disgusting seeing so much gold there was and how Napoleon was so full of himself with Small-Man-Syndrome! Hehe. But he was very smart with his strategy plan in his battles...
Lunch at Place de la Concorde - a beautiful square but a hideous history of beheadings. There were many tourists and locals there relaxing in the sun. And some having no shame to show where French-Kissing originated from. Lunch was pretty pricey indeed but we had no other option.
A group shot taken by our Bike-Tour-Guide - everyone say "Par-reee!!!"
A LEGENDARY shot, making a human pyramid in from of the Louvre!!! Hard work for the boys down below! Pity the top wasn't fully complete! :(
Interesting street art and Jr excited on his bike!
After the tour ended, a few of us did some major walking... the only way really to see Paris... we cut though Place de la Concorde for a quick bite - Jr got a Nutella Pancake! Devinne!!!
We headed to the Louvre very exhausted.... They say that if you were to look at every piece of artwork in the Louvre that it would take you 9 Months (1 Minute per Artwork)... (4 Seconds per Artwork would be 3 Months).... Correct me if I'm wrong.
Just grasping the sheer size of the Louvre...OMG! The structure, architecture, mechandising & artworks.... Sheeeshhh! Un-bre-reeb-brab-bel!!!
The Mona Lisa was one of many artworks that I just had to see!... As warmed by many people, "An anti-climax".... Her size can be very deceiving! ;)
Venus de Milo took me back to High School in 3Unit Art.... I remembered the artworks we would critique and write essays about. Very nostalgic seeing the familiar pieces of art.
Once we skimmed though one part of many wings of the Louvre, we had to head back to meet up at The Notre Dam for dinner. It was a pity we missed out on Napoleons Wing - I'm sure it would have lived up to its expectation of luxurious gold finishes and flamboyance!
"Dear The Louvre, I will return!"
Dinner was in a crammed restaurant... How could I resist SNAILS as my Entre! A first time experience I had to do in Paris! What did it taste like? Chewy Muscles with the random crunch & extra bite to it! I washed it down with some white wine.
After dinner a few of us opted for a CABARET SHOW! No it wasn't the Moulin Rouge - that would have been more expensive! We were in the Spanish side of town - so PARADIS LATIN here we come!!!
A very interesting experience... No photos were allowed, so unfortunately none could be posted! All I can say about it was - glamorous costumes, colour, corny story line, humor included, a heap of singing, and skin being exposed... Amsterdam's Sex Show was more heavy-duty!
Jr & I were pretty tipsy by the end, as we had a few glasses of wine. We left the Cabaret with our Wine bottle and Glasses!!!.. Jr's clepto rubbed on me... It turned into a bad habit taking the glasses/steins/scooners from the places we'd been declaring them as souvenirs! We met up with a few people back at the hotel and tried to make it to be a big-last-night-out...
It was hard finding a place, so we just went around a few dark alleys and found a bar... a few people decided to go back home cause they thought it "look dodgey"... But the rest of us stayed for a beer or two... I was mixing my drinks - not a good idea!!!... The night ended early and headed back. I was goooonnne!
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