If it's Friday, we must be in Versailles

Did I say we were going to Versailles today? Um, things didn't quite work out that way. Teri and I had been without significant sleep for almost 30 hours, and once we hit the pillows it was pretty hard waking up again. Instead of arriving at Versaille by 9:00am, we slept nearly until noon.

Oh no! Thursday was rainy and gloomy, but we awoke late Friday to a beautiful, sunny day! We scrambled some eggs, got dressed, and hit the streets of Paris.

Our first goal was Angelina, a place Teri had heard about from a friend. We had to walk past the entirety of the Louvre, and that is one long building. We finally arrived at Angelina. It's a pretty fancy, and serves the best hot chocolate in the local galaxy cluster. They also sell delightful pastries and cookies-- we're bringing some back. Today we only purchased a delicious cookie, but plan to go back for hot chocolate and macaroons!

Teri wanted to get some great photos of the city from the Eiffel Tower, and figured we shouldn't waste a sunny day... so off we went. A somewhat circuitous route could take us along the Champs-Elysees and the past the Arc de Triomphe, so we headed that way. After a bit, it became clear it would take us quite a bit out of our way, so we took a shortcut to the Sienne, and followed it to the the Iron Lady.

At least 500 people were queued up for the ride to the top, so we opted to climb the stairs for a bargain of 4 Euros each. This took us to the first level, which is still pretty high. From there, we could see all of Paris! The buildings of the city were spectacular in the light from the setting sun.

We were pretty tired when we got back to ground level, but we were still of five kilometers from the apartment. We started the walk back, intent on finding a cafe where we could eat something good but not too expensive, and manage to order it without Emily's help (she stayed home with a bad headache).

After reading the menus outside of about a dozen restaurants, we settled on the Café Saint Honoré. Sure enough, the waiter did not (or chose not) to speak English, but we muddled through. Teri had what was an amazing chicken breast in a mushroom and wine sauce, and I enjoyed my cheeseburger, as well.

We ended the day with a visit to the local grocer to pick up some cheese, milk, and Diet Coke for the next day.

Eclair watch: No eclairs this morning-- the bakery was closed when we got there last night, and they were sold out by the time we woke up midday.