The Scroop's European Holiday: Day 12 Paris:

After last night’s late finish, today was a late start. We didn’t get moving until just before lunch. The first thing we decided was we need to eat, so we headed down the corner to get some lunch. The patisseries around this area are incredible. It’s very difficult to pass some of the shop windows without buying one of the amazing cakes on display (or two....or five). We have lunch back at the apartment and decide we will go on a river cruise, so we took the walk down to the River Seine. Along the way we pass the Notre Dame Cathedral, a place we have passed at least once a day since we have been here and we have amazed from the outside. We see a queue and decide to join. It was a short wait before we hit the inside. The view on the inside is even more magnificent than outside and better still it was free to get in. We continue to be amazed by the architecture in these building’s and it is just something we haven’t experienced before and is very difficult to explain. After a while we exit and wander closer to where we think we can find a river cruise. While we are wandering we stop at some shops, walk down some streets and after a while we decide we can’t be bothered with the river cruise and head off for a wine instead. We finish our wine and head back to the apartment sit on our balcony and devour a plate of meats, cheeses, fruits and a bottle of wine that was left for us from the owners of the apartment before we catch a cab for the Champs Elysee. Tonight we are going for a walk along this amazing street toward the Arc de Triomphe. It is an amazing night, the weather is perfect and we walk for a while and reach the Arc de Triomphe an hour or so before dusk. For me, the Arc de Triomphe is the main attraction. The Eiffel Tower is special, but there is something about the Arc de Triomphe that just gets my juices flowing. Maybe it’s because it is a photo opportunity waiting to happen. The views on top are incredible, a 360º view around Paris. We hang around at the top for an hour or so soaking in the views before making our way down. I take some time to get a few night snaps before we walk back down the Champs Elysee, jump in a cab and head home. That was something special, something we will never forget!

Mia’s comments: Today we went to the church called the Notre Dame Cathedral. First I lit a candle then I looked around the church. It looked lovely. After that we went to the Arc de Triomphe. We went up 248 steps to the top and then we had to go down again.

Tyler’s comments: Today we went to Notre Dame Cathedral. It was a dark place lit by candles. We sat down and prayed, lit candles, looked around and bought coins. Then at night we went to the Arc de Triomphe. We went up 248 stairs. We saw the whole of Paris. Even we saw the Eiffel Tower.