Paris fini

We woke up this Friday morning by the knock of the cleaning lady, whose work we've yet to see evidence of. We planned to get up early but we knew that we wouldn't. We got ready quickly, which means half an hour in Paris, and scooted out the door, eyes still sensitive to light but our morale higher than our energy level.  After being rained on we bought cheap umbrellas and wandered up a small street. We were undecided on what lunch was to be until the moment we saw a little shop selling crepes. Which turned out to be my favorite meal here so far. Eventually we stumbled upon the Sacre Coeur, a sight we had been wanting to visit but had not, even though it was blocks from where we were staying. After a summer squall and a few gorgeous back streets we left there for the eiffel tower. The best way to travel around town is the metro. You can basically reach any part of Paris using the metro and it's very cheap (1.70 a trip or 10 tickets for 12.00). It's almost my favorite thing about about Paris. Which is strange. The Eiffel tower is a must see. Although I enjoyed many other things over it, if you visit Paris and don't see it, it would be as if you visited Disney Land and didn't ride Splash Mountain. We moseyed our way toward a near by metro station after buying groceries. Small wine bottles, cheese and a baguette. All very cheap things to buy in France, my second favorite thing about it. After a routine afternoon espresso shot with sugar we hopped on the metro and quickly arrived back home. Evenings usually end at the hotel smoking, drinking wine and writing outside in a quaint window seal big enough to sit in. Today ends our adventure in Paris, we are catching a bus late tonight and our next stop will be the 2nd leg of our trip, L'abri. We will not have access to the Internet for at least one week. We will leave you musing on Paris and find you again midway through our L'abri stay.