What a day! We had to get up crazy early (4:00 am), so we would be able to get to the airport in Santorini on time for our flight. We flew to Athens, then to Paris! We arrived at our apartment around 3:00 pm, settled in (apartment is nice but TINY!), had lunch and set off to see some sights! We hadn't planned to do much today because of our early start, but we ended up being quite busy!
We walked to the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur, which is about a 5 minute walk from our apartment. So so beautiful. We hiked up yet another large set of stairs to enter the Basilica. Simply gorgeous inside! Couldn't take any pictures though.
We decided that we want to take in the Moulin Rouge show, Feerie, while we are here. We went to search out the theatre to buy tickets for tomorrow night! Can't wait!
We felt that we still had energy to do more, so we went to the Eiffel Tower. I definitely had a moment there! Not only is it beautiful and famous, it is an amazing feat of architecture as well. We went up to the very top (that's for you, Lois!) by elevator. We were NOT about to climb 702 steps to get part-way up! The view of Paris from 281 metres up was incredible!
We had supper nearby, and then went back to the lawn in front of the Eiffel Tower and just sat and looked at it. The sun set and created a beautiful pink backdrop. When it was dark enough the lights came on and it was stunning! We sat there for about an hour, just taking it in. What we didn't know was that every hour the tower sparkles for a few minutes. Amazing! It was a perfect evening, gazing at a perfect sight.
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