We did all sorts of touristy things but mostly we just enjoyed being together. Together alone. Ahhhh.
Paris has the bike-hire thing going on where you take a specifically designed bike from a bike rack and drop it off at any other rack that's close to where you're going. It kinda looks like this:
Anyway... we used that system to get around the city, which was very effective and quite fun, as long as you avoided the traffic!
I made another little video of our time there, called We'll Always Have Paris, if you're interested in a gander.
Upon entering Le Notre Dame for our obligatory tourist visit, Thomas saw a flyer for a classical concert to be held there the following night... Perfect! It was a stunning combination of 3 soloists plus the organ and a couple of other classical instruments. It was so beautiful visually and acoustically.
A Very Significant highlight though was an accidental happening upon Le Notre, an award-winning patisserie near the Opera district. The food, needless to say, was exquisite, the atmosphere tranquil, and the service second-to-none.
Speaking of Opera, we also visited Le Palais Garnier, Paris' Grand Opera House - and oh, was it grand! Not a franc was spared in making this building the most decadent of its variety, with marble throughout, chandelier-lit hallways, busts of performers or composers... there's too much to describe and I'll never do it justice. Here are a couple of photos, in case it helps...
After three whirlwind days of pure indulgence we took the TGV back to Lille and joined Margaux and her grandparents. Apparently she had been a delight... let's hope that was the truth!
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