Monday, January 11
We flew from Oslo to Paris and landed around 8 pm, took the
train from the airport to the train station, and then took a train to central
Paris where our hotel was located. We
spent one night at the Novotel Hotel located near the Chatelet – Les Halles
train station. By the time we finally
checked in, it was almost 10 pm and we were tired and hungry! We had a most decidedly un-French dinner at Pizza
Hut because it was right around the corner from our hotel, and more
importantly, it was open.
Tuesday, January 12
We really only had one objective for a our limited time in
Paris – to visit the Eiffel Tower. Last
time we were in Paris in 2007, we could not get tickets and the
"standby"/no-advance-tickets wait was 3+ hours. So we walked around the base of the Eiffel
Tower and took photos, but did not get to go up the tower. This time, we were determined. However, we were perplexed because we could
not buy advanced tickets online and we were worried it would be a repeat of
last time. We figured if we had to wait
in a super long line, then that's what we would do. So when we got over to the Eiffel Tower on
Tuesday morning, we were shocked to see no line at all! We felt like we'd won the lottery! We spent a few hours at the Eiffel Tower and
enjoyed the spectacular views of Paris! As a lover of math and geometry, I seriously could have taken a million photos of this structure!
While we had a great time at Eiffel Tower, we were anxious
to get to out next destination, so after getting Nutella and banana crepes for lunch, we checked out of the hotel and boarded a
train bound for Disneyland Paris! Stay
tuned to read all about it!
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