First Day in Paris!

Today we woke up a bit early in order to catch our train to Paris.  Checking of the hotel was relatively smooth (for the most part).  We headed out the door at 10:00 AM and walked down to the metro.  We had a quick McDonalds breakfast (Tim's burger came out as just the patty and nothing else. lol) and did some souvenir shopping in the nearby themed store.  The train ride was quick and full of opportunities to see the beautiful French countryside.  There were plenty of rolling hills dotted with lovely houses.

We arrived in Gare de Lyon, Paris in the early afternoon and made our way down to the Metro.  It was a quick three train hop to our place, which was in the Italian quarter of Paris - south of the Latin quarter.

Discussing our route

Our room!

After resting for a bit, we hit the town.  Our first stop was les Invalides, an old hospital converted to a military museum (I believe).  Apparently, it holds the tomb of Napolean.  Tim also saw the Air France building and got very excited:

We then went crossed the bridge to the Palais de la Découvert

The roof of the Palace of Discovery

After the Palace, we made our way to the Eiffel Tower

Kevin rehydrating

The tower was closed because everyone was on strike.  Vive la France!

After grabbing a quick dinner near the Eiffel Tower, we passed by the National Assembly and the Obelisk

The Obelisk

National Assembly

Following the Seine, we then moseyed through the Jardin de Tuileries next

Obelisk and Arc de Triomphe in the background

The Louvre in the background

We ended the day walking around the courtyard for the Louvre

Whew long(ish) day.  More Paris tomorrow!