Paris, France - Entry 2

We spent the first afternoon in Paris taking a boat tour down the Seine. This gave us the privilege of being able to say that we saw all of the major tourist sites in Paris without having to actually see them.

For someone who loves traveling as much as I do, I have a very keen distaste for tourist sites. This manifests in a number of various ways - all tremendously annoying.

At most museums I've visited, I more or less head directly to the knights exhibit, spend about ten minutes looking at swords, get bored, and then become afflicted with a mysterious stomach ailment that miraculously disappears the moment I exit the museum.

In some emergency situations, such as when I'm with an individual not sympathetic to my mystery stomach ailments, I've resorted to making incredibly asinine statements about classical pieces of art loud enough for everyone around us to hear such as "Boy, that guy sure likes painting naked little boys," or "I wonder why everyone in the 18th century had such small units."

Eventually, whomever I'm with grabs me by the hand like a child, and yanks me out of the museum. This is why things like boat tours are good for me. It leaves more time for doing important things like wandering around aimlessly.

The boat tour had culminated with a tremendous view of La Tour Eiffel, which we ended up visiting later that evening.

After our boat tour returned to Le Chatelet, we did what everyone should do during their first day in Paris - we ate baguettes and then took a long nap.

In the evening, we walked across town to the 7th arrondissement, were we found a family style restaurant and had dinner.

After reviewing the menu for several minutes, we ordered dishes that affirmed our status as American tourists - Pizza and a Cheeseburger.