Today was set aside for only one monumental (heh) attraction: The Louvre. Our reserved ticket for 10am gave us plenty of time to map our way across the Seine and when we arrived via metro the ticket holder’s line was pretty reasonable. We had an idea of the top things we wanted to see, and…

We started the day with a little of the Paris lifestyle that I could really get used to – freshed baked goods! It’s true what they say about not being able to turn around without being poked in the eye with a baguette – everyone has one. Next door to our hotel is the Boulangerie…

Hopeful of a reset to our jetlagged bodies, we were up at 8am local time and after repacking our day bags we were on our way to see the city. We started out with another walk through the Latin Quarter to cross the Seine at Pont Neuf and arrived at Isle de la Cite. Here…

Our plane trip from Toronto to Paris was wonderfully uneventful, especially considering it was being modified during the week to anticipate hurricane Fiona (we were originally scheduled to fly through Halifax as exactly the wrong time). Our flight was less than half full, giving Sharon and I the full row to try and sleep, which…