Paris is always a good idea.

So last night before dinner Udara and I went wandering around and ended up at The Eiffel Tower (and used the metro for the first time to get there)  It is a very easy system which we bought a week pass for so we will be using it a lot.  We will be exploring Paris first then going off to do all of our day trips like Versailles, Giverny & Mont St Michel so we can get full use of the pass!
We were at the Eiffel Tower right around sunset (9:30PM) and it was the perfect sight to visit first.  I had forgotten how amazing the tower really is in person.

Today was a very long and adventure filled day.  We took the metro to Montmartre church and walked around that area, in boutiques (window shopping....mostly). 
We also found a nice bakery for lunch where we had three cheese quiche.  I am proud to say we ordered completely in French!  We have been doing pretty well overall with speaking French...understanding is a different story though, sometimes they speak too fast!  We found a park to sit in and eat our quiche and noticed that a lot of people were stopping by and taking pictures of the mural next to us.  We looked closer and realized it was a mural of "I love you" in A LOT of languages, we found English, French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, and even Sinhala (Udara's home language.)

After Montmartre area we took the metro to see Moulin Rouge, last time I was in Paris with school they made sure to steer us clear of this area...I wonder why ;)? 
When we were in this area I had to use the bathroom so we went to Starbucks because we hadn't seen any public restrooms anywhere...I bought some random pastry for the bathroom code.  We get through the first door and there is another door.  We have learned our lesson about letting doors close behind us (see post: trapped in a lobby) So I kept the door open while Udara tried to open the second door.  Then she says "...Maybe you have to close the first door?"  Alright, here goes nothing.  I close the first door and the second door doesn't open.  So Udara tries to open it again, then we realize....awkward.....it's a one stall bathroom and Udara is trying REALLY hard to open the door.  So we laugh and wait...and wait...another man comes in to get in line.  We wait some more.  He asks us in French, "Are they sleeping?"  Udara: "Hmm...maybe..." Wait some more..."Are they dead?"  Udara: "I hope not...."  Not dead or sleeping....but an amusing conversation in French nonetheless.

After we came home for dinner we went out again and walked around the streets by Champs-Elysees.  Lots of cool views and pictures of the Eiffel Tower!  I LOVE PARIS!  And our time here has only begun :)

We also found out going to a movie is only five euros, so maybe I won't be missing all the good summer movies!