Apparently locals try to dismiss its existence, but it is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and one can hardly come to Paris and not see it. Actually, you can see it from virtually anywhere in the city, but to be this close and not go see it up close and personal would be shameful.But before that, we walked through a local market at Rue Cler for breakfast and a little light shopping. Rue Cler is a well known market just a few streets over, so we stopped there for omelets en route to the tower (see Marnnie and Kim in photo).
We walked through the tower gardens, the three of us standing in line for the lift. With a brief pause at the second level, we made our way to the top and enjoyed the magnificent view of the city while drinking overpriced champagne sold there.
We took pictures, enjoyed the view, the champagne and a kiss atop the Eiffel Tower, then made our way down and back to the apartment for some rest. After several days pushing very hard, we're all pretty tired and thought some downtime would be good before going out for the evening.Tonight Kim, Marnnie and I got cleaned up and went down to Cafe' du Pont Nuef for drinks (Kim's flirtatious waiter wasn't working), then over toward L' Absinthe restaurant, where a couple of years ago I had one of my best travel experiences. At that time, they were incredibly kind to me, and I wound up being invited to stay after hours with the wait and bar staff to try new drinks and talk about America and my experience in France. Unfortunately this time we showed up during rush hour and they couldn't find seating for three.
We wandered down the row in this decidedly French area, and found an Italian place with available seating where we ate delicious pizza, salad and shared a nice bottle of Sangiovese. We sat for about two hours talking about relationships, motorcycles and a host of other topics, enjoying each other's company. I'm an incredibly fortunate man.
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