Paris, June 25th - Day 1: We got up at five in the morning to catch our train to Paris. Turns out they double booked our seats so we got UPGRADED and went to Paris Harry Potter-style in our own first-class compartments for two. Once we got to our hotel, we immediately went out looking for food and found this amazing halal Turkish grill restaurant/hole-in-the-wall. We stood staring at the menu trying to decide while the grill cooks kept saying, "Bonjour, [something in French we think meant, 'what do you want?'] repeatedly. We then spent some more time working up the nerve to say "zhe vooo dray....poulet?" which we think means 'we would like chicken." Finally a waitress came and put us out of our misery. Afterwards we passed out.
When we woke up, we took the underground metro to the Arc de Triomph. We climbed the stairs up, beginning with our usual round of chatter and ending with the sound of panting. The view and breeze was fabulous and a great intro to the city. The flame is a memorial to the soldiers who died during WWI. Interesting tidbit, a homeless man was arrested for trying to grill sausages over the fire but was released on a warning.
We ended our day by strolling down the Champs de Elysees.
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