Paris cont. !

Over the next few days we have walked some serious kms!! I was allowed one or two sleep ins (thank goodness) but we have really made the most of my time here.

We walked through Notre Dame, a first for me, the stained glass windows are amazing!

We ate some of special ice cream that is only available on the Isle de la Cite and the Isle St Louis... delicious!! Berthillon. You know its good if there is a queue outside the window. We've enjoyed some delicious falafel in the Jewish quarter too... another example of just joining a queue and ordering whatever everyone else is ordering.

We've wandered around Bastille and the Republique, and along Rue de Rivoli checking out the shops. The spring fashion is amazing, all the brightest colours... pink red, yellow, green! sadly I'm looking for things that are a little warmer... so the tiny shorts and singlets don't really make the grade.

We went one night to a restaurant in the 7th in the streets near the Eiffel Tower. Its called La Billebaude, Bistro Gourmand, and it was A-Maz-Ing!!! I had the fois gras and the fish..... words cannot describe the amazing flavours. Emily had the Rabbit Terrine and the duck... also fantastic. Anyone who ever visits Paris should eat here. The desserts were a little more strange - mine was basically a big pile of slightly cooked meringue with cream, rich and sugary.

After dinner we walked towards the Eiffel Tower and sat in the grass on the Champs de Mars and enjoyed the beautiful evening. It was ten thirty at night and the sun had only recently gone down.. the Tower was all lit up and there were people everywhere. At 11pm (and on the hour there after) the whole thing lights up with sparkly lights, again difficult to capture on film, but beautiful to see.

As we were a little tired and full, we decided to hire the 'velib' bikes and ride home - what fun!! Riding along the Seine at midnight is pretty exciting, and we made it home without any dramas. Yay!