Aug 12, 2009

Sadly the Last Day in Paris

Andrew and I started off the day with hotel breakfast that was brought into our room. Now don't think this is fancy or anything because it just brings us back to the day one explanation of why the hotel we stayed in was a little disappointing! Even though breakfast was supposed to be included, there was no room for you to go and eat breakfast or even get it, so if you wanted it; it was brought to your room. We won't complain though because it was food in our stomachs and something to jump start our day.

Once we had a few cakes that were served for breakfast, we put our running clothes on and went out for a run. We ran all the way down the Champs Elysees, back up the other side towards the Arc de Triomphe and then under the road and around the Arc. This was very challenging for me because I have had a bum foot for a while and the Champs Elysees is a false flat (Andrew taught me this word... basically goes uphill even when it doesn't look like it). Andrew just seemed to run like it was nothing even though he has a bum leg and is an old man (haha). Even though it was a bit challenging, not many people can say they ran in Paris down the Champs Elysees!

After the run we got cleaned up, checked out of our hotel, and went on a search for the Statue of Liberty. Today was the day for public transportation, but once again, it ended up we did a lot of walking! We found the Statue of Liberty and took some pictures and started walking towards the Eiffel Tower one last time. We made a pit stop at an Italian restaurant and enjoyed some yummy pizza and a bowl of spaghetti. From here, we walked to the Champs de Mars (the garden area in front of the Eiffel Tower and the area Andrew proposed). This area gave an unrestricted view of the Eiffel Tower and a one last view of the huge structure.

Andrew and I left the Eiffel Tower, said goodbye to it about 10 times and then made a visit to the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, the largest in the city. Pere Lachaise is one of the most famous cemeteries in the world and is reputed to be the world's most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the graves of those who have enhanced French life over the past 200 years (Sentence from Wikipedia). Many famous people are buried here and we particularly went to see the grave of Jim Morrison, The Doors lead singer. This cemetery was full of graves and it seemed like there were only inches between each one. We walked around for a bit and then decided to head out and back towards the Champs Elysees to do some last minute shopping.

From the Champs Elysees, we walked back to the hotel to collect our bags and then off to the train station we went. The trip back was going to be in 1st class, so we felt like movie stars! :) Free internet, snacks, and a "meal" were all included. I put meal in quotations because I am not quite sure if that is the correct terminology for it because it was very different and not a typical meal we would make. But, something is better than nothing!

The Paris trip was in a class of its own and will never be forgotten. Not only did I get to spend my 25th birthday there, but I was able to experience it all with Andrew and hear the question every girl hopes to hear one day! We had a blast and were sad to leave. We have one last trip planned to Venice and know that is going to be another incredible adventure!



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