Watching this tapir frolic in the rain was the best part of the trip for me. As it turns out, going to the zoo when it's raining is one of the best times to go. We only saw a handful of people, but most of the animals were out and about.
The Rodin Museum was beautiful. We immensely enjoyed the rose gardens and sculptures. We also saw a sneak peek of the Eiffel Tower while we were at the museum.
The Rodin Museum, like Musée d'Orsay, was in a beautiful building.
This was my favorite exhibit.
Rachel wanted to go to McDonald's in both London and Paris, so we did. The Paris McDonald's was atrocious. Thankfully I wasn't that hungry!
Behind us is the Arc de Triomphe. Listening to French speakers pronounce this was even better than seeing it. It sounds like pure music.
There were lots of cobblestone streets and wibbly wobbly roads in both London and Paris.
We made a pastry stop before heading to the Paris Catacombs. We quickly learned that the French do not eat breakfast. If a place happened to be open before 10 A.M., breakfast consisted of coffee or tea and bread with jam and butter or a croissant. Thankfully there were patisseries everywhere, sometimes two or three on one block! In addition to pastries they sold quark with granola and sandwiches. We also tried several pastries from different patisseries. Rachel stuck to the same lemon tarte with meringue each time. Robert tried pretty much anything with strawberries, though the palmier we found just once was his favorite. And I usually tried different things, but the chocolate eclair was my favorite. This patisserie, Paul, had both the elusive palmier and a great chocolate eclair, but the best chocolate eclair came from La Délicieuse.
After our pastries, we explored the Paris Catacombs, which was incredibly fascinating. It's really such a sacred place, I felt uncomfortable being there. But the fascinating history outweighed my discomfort.
Stay tuned for the rest of our Paris adventures!
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