Day number deux

I am blown away with how beautiful paris is, now that I have seen her in the light of day.

Robbie and I walked down to the Seine today, towards the louvre and the musee d'orsay. I can't believe how close everything is - and that it is all jam-packed with beautiful architecture - so much to see and do i can't imagine anyone ever being bored here.

Right on the corner of our street is a little boulangerie (cafe/bakery) with the most decadent pastries. I can tell already this will be a favorite spot for us. We indulged in a goodie and a cafe espresso - dang - I know I sound wishy-washy but that coffee was SOME good. They sell fresh baguettes there as well, so we are set in the fresh bread department - yeah!!

We hit the Musee, but only got to stroll around for an hour because they were getting ready to close. Breathtaking. Here's some history:

In 1986 the Musee d'Orsay reopened as a museum, 47 years after it had closed as a mainline railroad station. (when inside, you can definitely envision what it must have looked like as a railway station. It has a HUGE ornamental clock that you can see from both the outside and inside of the structure. Beautiful.) It highlights the arts of the period from 1848 to 1914, pretty great collection if ya ask moi.

At night we headed to the Eiffel Tower and rode all the way to the top. Needles to say, it was HUGE! And jam packed with people. Tre touristie, non? The pic attached is us at the top (can't you tell?) :)

a lil' history:
Originally built to impress visitors to the Universal Exhibition of 1889, le tour Eiffel was meant to only be a temporary addition to the Paris skyline. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, it was the worlds tallest building until New Yorks Empire State Building was erected. Most Parisians hated the Eiffel Tower and called it "the metal asparagus." Almost torn down in 1909, it was spared because it was an ideal platform for the transmitting antennas needed for the newfangled science of radiotelegraphy.

Viola!