Friday, April 5, 2013

Notre Dame and Eiffel

Hi all,
We went to Notre Dame first thing this morning.  While it was absolutely breathtaking, it was much sketchier on the Paris Metro than the London Tube.  We've had 2 pickpocketing attempts thusfar, and a bunch of clear red flags.  We've realized that there is no magic to pickpocketing, like locking your car, all you need to do is some basic precautions and travel in a group so you don't attract more overt muggings.  After a couple of hours shopping and lunch, we took a river boat cruise to the Eiffel Tower and spent a couple of hours up there.  I fed a lot of pigeons, and ate more than a few peanuts.  Tyson's "Where's Waldo" costume stole the show.  (Tracy, not only did we get more pictures, he also smiled a lot more.  It might have had to do with the crowds of girls screaming "Wally!")
 Lock Bridge






 First view of Notre Dame
 and its many gargoyles








Where's Waldo?


 Where's Waldo?







 Where's Waldo?





















































Surreal.  Tyson tried to photobomb this guy's picture and he just breaks out a Waldo costume.


















Star News / The Edge













After all that, supper on the way home at a classy little restaurant, and the Metro back.
Bye for now


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