Last Full Day in Paris...

Well folks, this is it. My last day in Paris, and as usual, I don't want to leave. I know I will return to this beautiful city some day, but it may be awhile before I can get back. (ka - we're still returning in 2011, right?)

Today was a beautiful/cloudy/almost rainy day. It seems par for the course for my time here in Paris. It never really rains, but it seems to get close to it, then 20 minutes later, the sun is beating down. I am really going to miss the charm of the city - there can never really be a bad day in Paris - even when it's almost raining!

We headed to L'Arc du Triomphe. Funny, when ka and I came here last time, it was pouring down rain, so we decided not to go - it almost rained today as well... almost missed it again! Anyway, we toured around the bottom section, then J1 & I climbed all 285 stairs to the top. It was a great site. You could see each of the 12 roads that make up the "etoile" - and that round about would have been hell to get on and off if one were driving!

Next stop - lunch on Les Champs Elysees. We stopped at an open cafe/restaurant called Georges V - it had good food (of course - is there ever a bad meal to be had in Paris???) Everything was so tasty... even dessert... and the cappucino was exactly how it should be.... I am going to miss all the cafe breaks when I get home! Not to mention the cafe itself! I'm not exactly sure what they use here, but it's really good coffee!

We had to walk off that large meal, so we continued walking/window shopping down Les Champs. We actually went into the Louis Vitton store... the song that kept playing through my head... "If I had a million dollars"... if only I had $5000 to spend on a purse... well, I don't know if I would or not, but I like the idea of it anyway... We kept walking... browsing a couple of stores... but mainly window shopping. We also ran into the Scottish rugby team in their kilts.. We kept on walking until we got to La Concorde. J2 had to go back to the flat at this point as his blisters were getting really bad. J1 & I walked into Les Tulleries gardens, and strolled until we got to my "old" stomping ground from last time. Since we were in the fashion district.. might as well peruse Chanel, Dior, Arpel & Van Cleefs and Rolex..... We then went into the ballerina store to admire the costumes and the shoes...

By this time, our feet were hurting, so we headed back to the flat to meet up with J2. We are headed out for supper tonight, last night in Paris. This will probably be my last post until I get back home. Don't ask me if I'm nervous about flying back on tomorrow's date - I'll tell you when I get home.