...apparently the combination of wine and a long day of traveling was a sure knock out! Having woke up around 1, I was eager to get up and conquer the day!After getting ready and dressed for what, the forecast told me, would be a cool and possibly rainy day, it turned out to be warm and humid as all hell! Aghh! There was no way I was walking back up those 6 flights of stairs just to put my sweater away.
My goal for today was to hit the Champs Élysées and the Louvre!
I had completely forgotten that at the end of the Champs Élysées was the Arc de Triomphe! As soon as I spotted it- to the Arc, I went! Of course, I stopped along the way, enjoying the shops... Zara, love... And a few others.. As well as finding the little sandwich shop I had enjoyed on my last trip to Paris back in high school.
The Arc was beautiful! I had seen it once before, but really, it never gets old. There was what seemed to be some military remembrance ceremony going on. I had a chance to be an onlooker of for a while before heading back down the otherwise of the street, passing by the most incredible and large Louis Vuitton store I've ever seen! It was enormous! Huge windows lined the street, with carousel horses, gold walls and LV printed bags. Of course, there was a lineup around the corner just to go in, so my casual designer boutique browsing would have to be put off for another time!
I continued on my way back to "my neighborhood". Just as I was getting close, I was caught in some rain... Finally had the chance to whip out that sweater and my brand new , lace-printed, Free People scalloped-hood rain coat and go find a place to have supper till the rained slowed. I landed on Rue de Granelle at a cute little restaurant that I'm failing to remember the name of but had a fantastic beef carpaccio and some mozzarella/tomato dish. At the tables, they also brought bread, balsamic & oil but the neat thing was that the oil & vinegar were in spray bottles! Such a cool idea! Will definitely give that a whirl when I get home! :)
After supper I decided to head home and call it a day.
Glass of wine now in hand, chatting with friends about my day via facebook and thinking osbout tomorrow's plan of attack!
Cheers!
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