We were going to go to Sacre Coeur, but it ended up getting to late unfortunately. Instead we went to the Notre Dame. While we were waiting in line we saw this little girl inside the gates, where you weren't supposed to go. While we tried to figure out how she got in there, she was trying to get herself out between the grates of the gate, but her head wouldn't fit. She kept tugging and tugging, but wasn't frazzled - although we were getting concerned as was her father. Eventually he got her out...

The cathedral was great and there was even some type of mass/ceremony of some sort going on which was attracting a lot of attention.

 The beautiful stained glass windows

Then we headed to the Arc de Triomphe and meandered along Avenue des Champs-Elysees. We stopped into the Swarovski store which was way better than the one at the Mall at Millenia.. duh its Paris! We had some smoothies to cool off and then went home to find dinner.

By this time we were missing some of our staples - eggs and Indian food. We had already been advised by a local that the French "eat sugar for breakfast," so we weren't going to find any eggs. Croissants it is!!! But the hotel concierge advised us to go to "Passage Brady" which ended up being this quaint road of Indian-ness. We found a North Indian Restaurant (as Mom said, "apne North Indian bhande") and had some really good food. YUM! Got some butter chicken too - needed protein to replenish our muscles from all the walking haha.

We headed to bed knowing the next day would be the last of our adventure..

Cute little breakfast they served us in our room

The Basilica in St. Mark's Square

Then we went to Doge's Palace which was very luxurious. Being from Florida, we like the open water. So we rode the water taxi from one end of the route to the other. For the rest of the night, it rocked our world - literally. You could feel the rocking sensation long after disembarking from the taxi!!!

Radhika on the Grand Canal

Mommy and Dada by David as he should be

Then we had some Doner Kebabs for lunch and headed to the Uffizi Gallery to see one of the finest collections of Renaissance art. The Gallery was cool, a lot of the artists during that time would paint themselves into the paintings as a type of signature. You could tell who the artist was in the painting relatively easily because they would be the only ones facing front. Some of the artists were interesting looking haha.

Our tour of the Uffizi Gallery was hitting our train time pretty close, so we went straight back to the hotel and headed out to catch our train to Venice.

Today we packed all day and headed out in the evening to cross the pond. I was not looking forward to another overseas trip, but I was pleasantly surprised with the flight. Lufthansa is certainly our favorite new airline. The staff was extremely friendly, polite and hospitable. The food was pretty good and so was the entertainment selection (although I could not get through 10 minutes of the new Sherlock Holmes before falling asleep). What's more, they were giving out free alchohol. Who has ever heard of that? Not me... On the way to London last August, they were charging for everything... But yes, spirits, wine etc. were complementary and the air hostesses were eager to keep giving out more. Wow!

With my winnings I visited St. Paul's Cathedral. Of all the places I have seen during my trip none have surpassed St. Paul's in beauty. This includes St. Peter's in the Vatican. Others may not agree, but there is no doubt in my mind!

I climbed the 500+ steps to the top of the tower and saw a beautiful view of the city.

Me at the top of the tower

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