We followed down the historic Seine river for a few minutes and a couple of turns in and out and suddenly I spotted the monumentous Eiffel Tower standing in all its glory… What a masterpiece… I noticed the driver look in the rear view mirror to catch a glimpse of my elation…I curtailed my jollity for the moment and reclined back on his leathery upholstered back-seat… Ahhh I sighed like a grown up with contentedness and relief now that I had finally witnessed it with my own eyes. The excitement and the joy was so overpowering it was hard to bottle up, but I did very well even if I say so myself :). we’re at long last in the fashion capital of the world, we were indeed in the country of Ratatouille, the city of Musée du Louvre, L’Arc de Triomphe, Moulin Rouge!
Soon we were checking in and were offered a room with a view overlooking the meandering Seine and the bridge that hosts the small Statue of Liberty from the 25th floor of Novotel Tour de Eiffel. A rather moderinstic room with a rather large oblong window that gave the illusion of a space-pod. This was going to be our home in Paris for the next 8 days! The bath was really spacious and the sink in the bathroom was one huge curve and blended into the wall through the silver faucets… One would normally rest after having crossed 11 time zones after a 21 hour long flight but we were in Paris and wanted to explore our vicinity… after a quick shower and a half hearted unpacking we draped ourselves in 2 successive layers of warm clothes and set off exploring. Only 1°C by that stage but the wind sure felt right off the North Pole! Undaunted we went about in the chill of the afternoon and started walking up towards the Eiffel Tower a couple of blocks away from our temporary abode.
*envy envy*