We've done a lot the past couple of days. Friday morning started at the Louvre. I was a little bummed because some of the wings that hold the french paintings were closed due to renovation. We walked around some, got lost a bunch and checked out the medieval part of building. We stopped for a quick, expensive coffee at Cafe Marly and walked down to Notre Dame. It was packed. The line to get in snaked down the island with a 2 1/2 hour wait to go up. We passed. Lunch was at Ellsworth, which was awesome. The owner is an American chef who already has a successful Restaurant in Paris. This is his second and the food was great. He's known for his fried chicken, so some of us tried it. It was a piece of boneless fried chicken on a brioche bun with a tangy, vinegary cole slaw. It was a great change after eating food out for 5 weeks. Last night we did a dinner cruise down the Seine.
This morning we headed over to take a trip below Paris to tour the catacombs. We got there 15 minutes after they opened and the line was already 4 hours long! We passed and headed to the Montparnasse building. They have a viewing of deck on top with the best view of Paris. Max didn't enjoy being up that high. After, we wandered in the Marais neighborhood and dined at a traditional creperie. The crepes were so good! We needed to make back home to watch the tour because the riders we doing the ride in the Alps that we did last week. After Don, Ben, and I strolled around, stopped for an apertif, and walked the neighborhood that I lived in 20+ years ago. We have late reservations tonight at a casual restaurant. The boys have requested escargots and steak with pomme frites. We're all looking forward to watching the cyclists come into Paris tomorrow.
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