Our plane landed at 6am Paris time...so without any sleep in the flights overseas, we found we had a full day ahead of us (and no hotel room yet!)
We spent the day visiting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Fascinating fact about the Eiffel Tower: it will withstand strong, strong winds and will only expand by 6cm due to heat. I was surprised at the size of the tower, along with the fact that something so strong was built so long ago.
We were able to get amazing views of the city from the tower, and I hope to get some of those uploaded soon.
We spent the remainder of the day at the Louvre - a huge, overwhelming museum. There is so much to see there that you really need to have several days to fully enjoy and appreciate it. We focused on the Egyptian and Greek/Roman artifacts, plus a few important pieces like the Mona Lisa. I'll get those posted, but right now, it's 11pm Paris time...and we've been awake for 36 hours!!! We need to get some rest for tomorrow.
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