We opened up again with breakfast at the hotel and the then head off to the Champs-Élysées by Metro. We planned on climbing the Arc de Triumph and then walking down the Champs-Elysées for some shopping.
It's impressive, beyond marking victory, it is also France's tomb of their Unknown Soldier.
The long walk up.
The views are spectacular, 360 views and a great way to see the tower.
Our teenagers from the top to the Arc de Triumph...
And then it was 'Maggie Time", shopping the Champs-Elysées. She had been talking about shopping for a bag made in Paris by a shop called Longchamp.
I have to admit, this place was swanky. Maggie found her handbag, no cash here, only credit and even checking out is ceremonial. Top shelf place.
When men shop too long.
After more shopping than men are meant to do we found a Bistro for lunch. We really all considered taking up smoking, kids and all, to properly fit in to bistro culture.
And then we hit another museum. The Paris sewer museum....it is safe to say this teenager was not impressed. Funny, no lines here.
Nor was this 10 year old.
But it was an interesting place, they roll this giant ball, Indiana Jones style, thru the sewer to help keep the pipes clear, push and squish. Finn refused to stand in front of it for scale, it's at least 8 feet in diameter.
After the sewer extravaganza we went to ride bikes on the Tames, but renting 7 bikes from the automated city bike system proved to be too complicated. so we walked. We found some cool container bars on the water.
It felt a bit like the beer gardens in Munich, but this time it was wine. The kids got ice cream and we enjoyed our wine for an hour or two.
After a bit of rest we hit an Italian restaurant in the Latin quarter near our hotel. The service was 'almost get up and leave' slow, but when the food did come it was quite good, don't ask Finn though, he fell asleep.
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