Western Mediterranean Cruise...on board, the amazing Symphony of the Seas

Yikes, long and hot day...but wow...amazing tour and sites. We started out by visiting the Louvre. According to our guide if you spent 30 seconds in front of each piece it would take you 100 days...all day everyday to see it all. It is the largest museum in the world. Of course we saw some beautiful pieces of art. Then we took a boat to the Eiffel Tower for lunch. The tower too 2 years to construct from 1887-1889. It is equal to an 81 story building...and bot is it impressive. I walked up to the 2nd floor from the 1st and my calves were in spasm!  Then we went and toured Notre Dame.  Then...free time. Shortly after leaving The Louvre, Bryan said he needed to get his picture taken with the purple cup...we had no idea what he meant, but we went back...and, it is fitting this is the last part of the blog....here is it...what we needed to go back for...

Ahhh, Paris.....we arrived safely this AM and enjoyed a bit of sightseeing and then took a Seine River dinner cruise. Tomorrow, we have a full day of sightseeing planned including lunch at the Eiffel Tour, The dinner tonight consisted of a tomato pesto something or other I was not willing to try, main entree was duck....which I tried, but am currently eating a Big Mac (darn Americans!) while watching the World Cup, and a fruit tart for dessert. Erin enjoyed the meal and Bryan loved the duck (he thinks it was French Chicken), he enjoyed his own, and most of Julie and mine! Tomorrow I will give some history of this city. I am continuing to be amazed at how old these landmarks are and how great shape they remain. In our “throw away” society, it’s nice to see buildings which have sustained throughout the ages.