Croissants and the Louvre

We were up and out the door by 7am.  Walking down Rue Bonapart, we stopped by a little patisserie across from Laduree and bought the most amazing croissants.  They were buttery, with a crispy crust and soft pillowy inside.  The best part was that it was warm, fresh out of the oven.  Ron ate his in about 20 seconds flat.

As it was 7am, it was freezing!  Cat didn't exactly bring the best clothes for the weather.  Thankfully Ron convinced her to bring 1 decent jacket but unfortunately, she didn't bring her leather gloves.  Good thing for Cat, it did warm up as the day went on.

The first touristy place we went was Notre Dame.  With the vaulted ceilings, arches, and stain glass windows, it didn't disappoint.  There were elements that we would want in our dream house.

What's with the guy holding his own head?

As most of you know, Ron loves his eggs.  We've been in Europe for 3 days and he needed his egg fix, which is why we ended up in a cafe near Notre Dame and the Louvre.  Below is a photo of Ron's croque monsieur and our 4.20euro cafe au laits.  Darn our love of coffee.

After consuming a ridiculously expensive breakfast, we walked to the Lourve, where Cat found a second entrance and bypased the super long line up top.

The building is massive.  We could only dream about it being our home. A few elements we found that we love.  You wouldn't even know what to do with all the rooms.  I guess Cloud could have her own wing.  We loved the courtyard with the statues, very calm and peaceful. Cat's favorites were The Victory and the Artemis statues.  And a few others including The Venus.

Before heading into the Louvre, Ron had promised crepes on the other side of the Louvre.  After spending hours walking the countless halls admiring the art and exhibitions, Cat was ready for her crepe.  Too bad Ron had lied and there were no crepe stands outside.  They were all way at the end of the Tuileries Garden and they were crap.  It was luke warm and too soft.  The chestnut spread Cat had wasn't too bad but Ron's strawberry crepe was just bad strawberry jam.  Definitely not worth the 3 euros each.  But the Garden is beautiful, with many statues, super green lawn, tons of purple and white flowers on trees and fountains.  They have lots of chairs set up near the fountain, which would be lovely to sit and relax in the sun.