So it was the fourth of July and along i don't feel like it is a day of celebration in France, they are dong it anyway... but i think it is just how the french are..social animals.
Anyways we went on a boat ride down the river seine in the middle of Paris. Everything was so pretty at night and we were give free chocolate bread and cheese, a true Parisian thing to eat while you are enjoying the city. Boating along we got to see the main attractions of Paris and for the first time saw the Eiffel Tower at night, it was so pretty! What shocked me the most was how friendly the Parisians were as we went along the river. So many of them were just hanging out by the river and drinking, eating, and talking and they waved to us every time we passed a new group, even under the bridges.
On Tuesday we went walking through the Jewish quarter and looking at some of the streets that Thomas Jefferson had walked on when he was in Paris. They were almost not changed but besides the fact that there are cars and a lot more people, but the buildings are the same. The Jewish area was amazing. There was so much in Hebrew and many of the people thought i was Jewish.. which is a race that i have never been mistaken for. It was a new experience. The falafels were VERY good and i would go back there just for that! Anyways i have to get up for my morning run through the Luxembourg gardens and then tomorrow is a big day! Eiffel tower, Champs Elysees and the ARc de triumph !
