Paris: Oct. 15th

In the morning, we ran into our backpacking buddies, Rebecca and Colin (from Canada). They ended up staying at the same hostel as us – making this the 4th coincidence of us! It was nice to see familiar faces.

We spent the first half of the day at the Louvre Museum. There are three wings (Denon, Sully and Richelieu) to the Louvre and we tackled all 3! Of course we didn’t see everything but we made sure to see the main attractions: The Winged Victory of Samothrace (Goddess of Victory), Mona Lisa, The Wedding Feast at Cana, The Raft of the Medusa, Tomb of Philippe Pot, Aphrodite, the Apollo Gallery, and Napoleon III’s Apartments. The museum is a great work of art in itself. The inverted and upright glass pyramids were unique structures of the Louvre.

After the Louvre, we took a 2-hour Batobus canal ride along the Seine River. Along our ride, we had great views of Notre Dame, Louvre Museum, beautiful Paris bridges, the Eiffel Tower, various museums and palaces, and the famous Hotel de Ville.
We ended the night with a market dinner. We bought some eggs, ham and cheese which Ben managed to put together a decent egg scramble. Of course, no dinner is complete without some French wine (2 Euros!) We enjoyed the rest of the evening hanging out with our fellow backpackers, Colin and Rebecca.