Another day in Paris

Another sunny day in Paris

So once again I wandered the street of Paris... along the banks of the Seine...

past Notre Dame

And then to the Louvre to see the Venus de Milo - I'm not sure how I managed to actually get a photo without anyone in it as this place was packed!

and the Mona Lisa

This is as close as they let you get to her. I still got her number though. ;)

The Louvre is huge! I spent 3 hours there and saw maybe half of the galleries... but by that time all of the old paintings were starting to look the same to me - oh another naked lady feeding grapes to a young child with wings, riding what appears to be a goat.

It was starting to get late in the afternoon so I headed off to climb up the Eiffel Tower (via the stairs)

and enjoy the view

and sunset

Eiffel Tower all lit up at night

At this point I was getting hungry so I headed to the Arc de Triumphe and found a place to eat on the Champs d'Elysees before catching the metro back to the hostel

I caught the night train to Pau (in the foothills of the Pyrenees) which is where I am now. I've got to shop for hiking food and find some fuel for my stove somewhere before I head up into the mountains tomorrow... if the weather is good. It's a little cloudy and gloomy today... so we'll see.

I'll keep you posted.