To Paris we go!

We started our day in Switzerland having our final breakfast and making our way to Paris via 1 bus and 6 trains. Our train trips included naps (except Mike so thankfully no one was robbed), reading, a baby crying, a smelly military guy, a little work (Mike and Dave), and some euchre - where Carrie and Dave made their comeback. Mike and Becky won the first two games then were up 9-0 on the third game when they gave up 11 straight points giving Carrie and Dave the win. As we transferred to our train to Paris and finished our time in Switzerland, we naturally concluded with pretzel sandwiches.

Upon our arrival in our Paris apartment, we were excited by the AC and our first mission: laundry detergent. Mike and Dave masterfully successfully navigated the grocery store with the help of ChatGPT to get said detergent so we could do a much needed load of laundry post-hiking trip. We ventured out to wander our way towards the meeting spot for our tuk tuk tour of the city. We saw Notre Dame, a few other sites, and stopped for drinks and our favorite: meat and cheese board. Our tuk tuk tour from Bruno including all of the major sites, some history and evaluation of France’s current and past leaders, and an overview of how Paris came to be in its current iteration. Despite the poorly placed bars on the Tuk Tuk, we were able to get an understanding of the city and take some good pictures. Our guide dropped us at restaurant, Cafe Gustave, which was delicious and Eiffel Tower vicinity priced. After dinner, we took the short walk to see the Eiffel Tower lit up to cap off our first night in Paris.

Despite no hiking and much of the day on the train, we still managed about 12,500 steps and 5.5 miles.Read more