Ahoy,
As we stand next to one of the great wonders of the modern world, "the Eiffel tower is not as interesting now that it isn't sparkling." The Eiffel tower sparkles every half hour or so. We walked up the stairs and were in the tower when they turned the lights on, so we got some really cool shots.
In other monumental ventures, the arc de triomphe looks even bigger in person. The roundabout to get to it is so wide, but we saw people jaywalking. There is an underpass to get there. We were concerned nothing would be open on Christmas and we would starve, but not the case. The champs élysées was incredibly crowded and plenty of restaurants were open. The Christmas markets we've been running into are great and filled with overpriced, non uniquities. They're a lot like American ones in that it's the same stuff being vended by multiple parties. I'll spot some things that I'm sure are not from anywhere near here, or that I've seen in the states before.
We tried photo bombing some wedding pictures near the palace. We were probably successful because they shooed us away. I'm sure we have photo bombed millions of pictures as we have been photo bombed repeatedly as well. It'll be fun to see how our photos turn out.
We saw the notre dame during a Christmas service. And there was a playground in the back. We got shooed out as they were closing. This seems to be a recurring trend with us.
The louvre, however, was a little lax on security. I got a foot into the water and still there was no one to shoo me away. I know you would need a week at least for the louvre alone, so we just gawked at the exterior.
smokingly shuffled,
jt
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