Man, it was hot today...it's Thursday.

Slept in to 11 by accident.  Clearly, we all needed a little extra sleep.

Today is louvre day.  Sean wants to see the Mona Lisa.  We decide to do the really early art and the Egyptian wing and then head up to the famous lady.  Just that was enough before we were tired of taking it all in.

Haley makes fun of me, but I will always take note of the amazing architecture of a building.  This used to be the royal palace, so of course it's amazing.  I think it's more impressive than Versailles.

This doorway and arch is from the 12th century.

This little guy is 3000 years old.  Then we saw this....

The code of Hammurabi.  Wow...

The symbols go all the way around the obelisk.

It's bad quality, but I thought it was still a cool shot.

This is a real mummy.  Seriously.  Like 2000 years old.

Did I say yet that it was really, really hot?  (*I have been requested to say how hot it was.....it was upper 90s).  At this point we felt like we were melting, but there were vents in the floor every once in a while that blew up cold air and we would stand on them to cool down.  Sometimes we had to share with strangers.  

Famous lady 1

Famous lady 2- this one is huge.

To get to famous lady 3 , you have to go through a long corridor.  This is what is on the ceiling, but no one is looking up except for me.  Everyone is single-minded in getting to Mona Lisa.

When you do get there, this is what awaits you.

I can't take in a masterpiece like this.  Honestly.

Famous lady 3. From a distance.

This one was my favorite today.

We left and got ice cream like every day, and returned to the apartment.  We were greeted with a FOUL smell.  Turns out that there has been a problem with the plumbing in the bathroom.   The owner of the apartment has been amazing, and the caretaker has also been wonderful.  We left for the rest of the day and hoped it would be better when we got back.  Thankfully, the smell is gone and the plumber will be here tomorrow to try to fix it.

We left to do a Segway tour, and it was the COOLEST thing ever.  We had to find it, though.  I have discovered that the Quinlans aren't good at tired, lost, and walking.  Things get testy.  People get blamed.  It all ends up okay once we end up where we're supposed to be, but watch out until then.  

Okay, here's the deal....if you can do a Segway tour, do it!  It is great fun!  This might be one of the highlights of our week.

At this point, we're hot, tired, and hungry.  Another problem for the Quinlans.  Hangry is a real problem.   We finally decide on a place, and the service is laughably bad.  It must be some kind of joke.  We sit down and I tell him in frenglish that we need lots of water.  We look miserable, I'm sure.   He laughs condescendingly at me, and brings two bottles from the fridge. I know to watch out for this.  They have to provide tap water for free, but some places will put down bottles and make you pay for them after you've opened them.  We ask for tap water, and then we don't get water for about 15 minutes.  We're just about to leave when he puts them down on the table.  We drink it all in less than a minute, and then wait another 10 to get more.  It gets worse as he ignores us.  No, he actually works at it.  I've never been treated so badly.  20 minutes later, Scott raises his hand to get more water and the guy looks over and turns away.  The food was fine, but we left feeling really icky.

Down the street to find a better place for dessert.  This place has a pretty good view.

A great waiter and delicious dessert.  Another great day in Paris.

Wow, the tower looks amazing tonight.  Great shot, Scott!

Only 1 day left...

Tomorrow is sacre-coeur, and hopefully some shopping.  We haven't bought anything except food and adventures so far.