Paris?...I think YES!

DAY ONE

 I am in Sweden this week for work, training the Packsize employee's here a little more about SAP (Our new accounting software)  I am here with my boss, Brent.

We were notified a few hours before our flight was to leave to Amsterdam that  there was a delay and we needed to find another flight.  We hopped on a flight to Paris.  We delayed our connecting flight to Stockholm, Sweden so I could see some sights.

We Landed in Paris after an 11 Hour flight (3 am MST) and we took off on our adventure. (Keep in mind I was dead tired on this short trip, I was awake for over 30 hours yesterday)

Hello Europe!!!

First Stop... Eiffle Tower

So Beautiful.  Something I have always wanted to do, but never thought I would.

Standing Underneth

Views from the First and Second Level.  Hicked up the stairs and because I am considered a youth, my tichet was only 3.7EUR (about $5)  You have to take the elevator to the top, but I was told the view is best from the second level anyway.

There are a lot of large gathering squares like this.  I am standing in the square here in the first picture with the Eiffle Tower behing me. (first level)

 From the second level.  Still a ways to go to the top.  Maybe another time.  Remember my body thinks it is 4 a.m. and I had just hiked 994 steps.

There are so many historic/famous buildings out there.  I wish I had time to learn about them all.

Second Level



Next we got Ham and Cheese Creps for lunch.  The pronunciation sounds like "Craps".  We walked the streets of Paris (and rode a lot in the subway) and found a few more sites.

Seine (Sin) River

 I think this is where there government is.  Check out the hats the cops have to wear.

 Notre Dame.  I loved LOVED this!  It is an old cathedral built on top of a Temple I believe

The Arcitecture is so detailed!  I was VERY impresses.  This is Adam (left) and Eve (Right) and below are the Angels looking toward Heaven (left) and Demons chained, on their way to hell (right)  I may be off a little here.  I need to look up the story again, it's facinating.

The same detail was on the interior,  It was beautiful.

Check out this side view.  Parts of it were built in different time periods so different artchitecture styles were used.

And finally, we did spend a lot of time in the Subway (nasty!) so I though I better throw a pic in there.  There were several people singing or playing their instruments for money on every train.

Other things I learned about Paris

• It's Dirty and it stinks in some places
• Lots of Grafiti
• You must speak French if you go.  Lucky for me, Brent is fluent.
• The city is HUGE!
• The French like to make a statement as they did with the Tower