The Agle Jrs. in London (Paris, today, actually) – Day 6

Today, we played Americans in Paris.
We got up ridiculously early (4:30 a.m.) and took the Eurostar from London’s Waterloo Station to Paris’ Gare du Nord in just under three hours, thanks to this marvelous new invention they have called the Chunnel (a tunnel under the English channel). Very smooth, very fast.
Once in Paris, we decided to skip the tourist bus and instead hit the Metro. First stop was Notre Dame cathedral. It was fun to experience it with the girls. They are the perfect age to enjoy it with wonder and awe. Danielle had just finished studying it in school and was able to share with us much of the detail about the various levels, styles, and meanings.
Then we walked over to the Louvre, which, as a sort of terribly amusing joke, is closed on Tuesdays. Who knew?! Still, from the exterior, still a pretty incredible edifice. About as immense as they come. Also enjoyed the glass pyramids in the courtyard. Then we were off to Trocadero, where as we rounded the corner, it was a treat to watch the girls mouths drop open as they viewed the Eiffel Tower in its full height for the first time.
From there, it was lots of hoofing it around the city. We saw the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees (including time spent in McDonalds and the Disney store), cathedral of the Madeline, and the Opera. Our feet were pretty exhausted by the time we got back to Gare du Nord for our return journey at about 7 p.m.
We got back to our hotel around 9:30 p.m., exhausted but happy.