Paris: The Louvre, Shopping, and Swingin' Dinner

Friday-- our last whole day in Paris-- we visited the Louvre! It was really quite nice. We were warned by more than a few folks that this could be one of those tourist spots that wasn't worth our while; we didn't find this to be the case however and actually enjoyed ourselves quite a bit! There was no line to get in by some miracle (seriously. One person in front of us), when we were able to hit the famous pieces before it got a bit more crowded. We got to visit Monna Lisa (who was actually pretty neat-- she's bigger than I thought, and only a bit sad-looking because she is super guarded on this huge wall. Which makes sense, because after all-- it's the frickin' Monna Lisa), Venus de Milo, and other neat antiquities from Rome and Ancient Egypt. Certainly neat! The Louvre is HUGE-- seems like it covers nearly four city blocks. So yeah. We probably ended up spending 4 hours there, and only saw maybe 20%. We tried!

Following that, we spent a good time shopping and eating our way through Paris. We found great art prints at little street shops, lots of fancy clothes, and even more food. It was pretty great! (We also had to go visit our lock, to make sure it was still there, and get even more food of course!)

To celebrate our last night, we went to a tiny restaurant that was recommended to us by our host-- Sur un Arbre Perché (which means "Perched on a Tree"). This restaurant featured swings that you sat on while you ate-- it was incredibly charming, and the food was AMAZING. We treated ourselves to a four-course dinner, featuring some of the tastiest soup Bryan or I had ever had-- it was incredible. Totally worth the money, and a great end to a fabulous time in Paris!