Day 29- Paris

So on our last day in Paris we decided that we needed a little R&R before heading out for the day. We leisurely slept in til about noon before getting ready and heading out for the day. We decided that we were going to hit up a bakery for breakfast and then walk to Montemarte which was about a 20min walk from our hotel. Montemarte is near the Moulin Rouge and is the home of the artist district where many now famous painters got their start. It is also the home of a beautiful church called Sacre Coeur and from here you get a great view of the entire city of Paris. Although in order to get these great views you have to hike up what seemed like one mile straight up. Not to mention climbing about a billion stairs. It was lovely. We took several breaks and had a final break in a great little souveniour shop at the top of the hill and had some waters. Much needed after that. After some great panoramic pictures of the city and looking into the church we walked around through the tourist shops and then meandered the now strungling artists trying to make it. After that we hiked back down the hill and made our way back to the hotel. We napped a bit and then joined the rest of the group for another view of Notre Dame, a great dinner at a small resturant in the Latin Quarter, the Arc of Triumph and then made it back to the Eiffel Tower for the night show. At 11pm and then on the hour after that for 10min the Eiffel Tower sparkles, literally. So we found a spot in the grass and waited, and then waited some more, contemplated ice cream while waiting, and then it sparkled. Not quite as amazing as we had all hoped it would be (we might have been expecting fireworks and multi-colored sparkles) but it was beautiful. We took several shots and just enjoyed the view in front of us and relaxed a bit before heading to the hotel to pack up and get ready for the train ride to Nice the next morning.