So we have been in Paris for several days now and boy has it been an adventure. Poor Stuart got sick the day after we got here!!! Her Paris! Gah! Well, luckily we got some good meds and antibiotics for her and got her back up and running, she was essentially knocked out for two days! We tried to go out as much as we could and believe me she is quite a tough cookie. We saw the Louvre, which was ridiculously huge. Filled with every era, culture, and historical discovery that you could possibly want to find in a museum, it was very intense. Just running around in there we had to stop and have lunch and rest, we hadn’t even seen half of it at that point. Venturing through other museums we found ourselves at the Cinema Museum which showed us the progression of film from its earliest to the modern day. It was a very good recoup museum for Stuart because it had a lot of rooms with places to sit and rest while you watched a movie. On Sunday we went over to the Science Museum to expand our minds and were actually semi disappointed. It felt like we were reviewing our 8th Grade Science all over again and half of the interactive machines either didn’t work or were extremely faulty. This was also a slow day with Stuart having a pounding headache and a sore throat that barely permitted her to talk. We ventured out into the city looking for places to shop to try and inspire a little sparkle in Stuart’s spirit. Well apparently there is SOMETHING going on in Paris and on top of that it was Sunday so nothing was open. Yes the city is always lit up and never sleeps but it also just randomly shuts down. Monday morning started out a little better. Stuart got a little more sleep and had a little more spirit, and I was actually able to get to an open pharmacy where we could get her medication…she had up to this point refused everything because of possible price and availability (EVERYTHING closed on Sunday). Luckily, medicine over here is within a reasonable price range. Going to the Galleries Layfayette we found a seven story shopping center that encompassed an entire Paris city block. Of course nothing worthwhile in there is under 50 Euros. Stuart is now sending out an open invitation to everyone to donate money towards a shopping spree, which would only allow her to buy one thing. This is a joke of course…sort of. So amidst the 13,000 Euro watches and 2,000 Euro dresses we eventually got to the top of the building. Stepping out on to the roof we were met with a sight that I think almost made Stuart cry…The Eiffel Tower. This of course gave her a good little jumpstart and we continued our day. Watching a short film on Paris in a place called “Paris Story”, we caught our breath and also booked our plane tickets home. We will be home on June 26th 11pm *MT Time* Heading to our apartment we got her some soup and put her to bed for a bit. Low and behold after an hour her fever broke and she was feeling much better. She wanted to go out a little bit, but it was raining and cold and I had to be the bad guy and tell her no. Locking her inside she got some good sleep finally and woke up this Tuesday morning with only mild ailments. Our destination today…the Eiffel Tower! Muddling through the metro we finally made it to the tower, and my oh my, that silly thi…*smack*…err impressive monument is tall! Seeing Stuart smile like she did today was a very welcome sight. She was grinning from ear to ear. Taking a million photos and being just plain silly we left for a moment to go on a river cruise up the Seine. With pictures being taken of Notre Dame and more of the Eiffel Tower we landed and continued our travels by way of the Louvre once more. Searching high and low for a gift shop that we had a discount for because of our Paris Passes, we found out that it had actually been closed for some time now…this would have been nice to know two hours prior to our discount quest. Walking up and down the strip opposite the Louvre we noted prices on all of the tourist souvenir shops we shared a delicious crepe and journeyed home. Taking refuge in our current residence we listen to the sounds of Paris as we plan our day for tomorrow. We are going to begin our hop on and hop off bus tours, so there will be a lot of sights pictures, and stories to come.
Once again, we thank you all for your support and prayers…
P.S. Please pray for Stuart’s health.
Stan & Jan
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