Sarah and Kasey go to the Eiffel Tower...

Our mission for today was to experience Paris: the stereotype. We bought a bit of cheese from a street market stand and then ate it with bread at a cafe, along with a truly delicious lunch of some type of fish and pasta with basil and tomatoes. From there we took the metro to the nearest station to the Eiffel Tower. We couldn't see the tower from the street so we started wandering around looking for it. We definitely looked silly because we were spinning around in all directions trying to peek over buildings and when we finally caught a glimpse of it we both said "OH!" really loud right in front of a bunch of what looked like tour bus drivers having a smoke break. They laughed at our reactions but we were already off to get a closer look of the tower. At this point it was dusk and there weren't many other people around so we got a few minutes free to take pictures in front of it. As it got darker we kept walking nearer and nearer and kept finding new fantastic things like ponies and carousels with bubbles and music playing. There were so many cute French kids running around looking like big, multi-colored marshmallows in their winter coats. One little boy was especially cute as he followed his dad while dragging four little balloons on a string behind him. Sarah and I had a great time snapping photos but we were freezing by the time the lights came on, so after basking in the general splendor of a sparkling Eiffel Tower, we retired to a nearby cafe for coffees and creme brulee. Honestly, both Sarah and I were so overwhelmed with our little adventure that while eating the creme brulee we started to tear up a little. It's ridiculous I know, but it really was that good... the creme brulee as well as the entire day.

Carousel, with me looking on from the left, so unreal!

The small child with balloons