A Day in Paris

Today, we woke up to beautiful sunny skies and cool temperatures.  It was a glorious day!  It was time to freshen up, get dressed and head downstairs for breakfast, well...if you could call it that.  LOL  It was loaded with carbs.  Yikes!  Juice, yogurt, applesauce, and several kinds of breads with jelly on them.  Then, off we went!  Brent Nunley and I decided to head into Paris and take in the grand sites of the city or at least, some of them.  David decided to stay back and rest so that he wouldn't be worn out for the last flight to the states and then home.

Brent and I caught the bus over to the airport and then jumped on to the subway trains.  It was an adventure to say the least.  We had no clue where we were going, so it was kind of like the blind leading the blind, but we got there!  After getting to Paris, we stepped out of the subway tunnel and up the stairs to gaze at the most beautiful site standing right in front of us...the Eiffel Tower.  We immediately got in line to go up in it, a line that we would be standing in for over 3 hours, mind you.  There was lots of people watching and guarding of our personal belongings from "pick pockets."  Brent was approached by one and noticed the young girls' accomplice. BUSTED!  LOL  Also, while waiting in line, we saw a street performer, aka - panhandler.  He was actually funny, though.  We finally made our way to the ticket booth and paid part of Dwight's inheritance to allow me to go up in the tower all the way to the top.  I will have to say, this is one side trip that I will never forget.  It's just not everyday that you get to go up in one of the most famous towers in all the world and I took advantage of the opportunity (yes, I have pictures).  We could see buildings, bodies of water, etc. for as far as the eye could behold.  Absolutely breathtaking!  The only problem I could see was that it was me and Brent instead of it being us and our wives.  I was watching carefully that Brent didn't get carried away with the romance of Paris and want to kiss me or hold my hand.  Double YIKES!  LOL   After coming down from the tower, we shopped for souveniers, ate lunch and headed for the trains.  Subway on the way back to the airport...we won't discuss that.  We are real men!  lol

After getting back to the hotel room to meet up with David, we all headed back to the airport to get a bite to eat.  Over dinner, we had some good conversation and fellowship as we talked about the future and what all that holds.

The night is over.  Showers have been taken.  Blog post almost complete (will be by the time you finish reading this).  It's time to get some shuteye as tomorrow is a BIG day for our team...Home Sweet Home!  Our flight leaves out of Paris tomorrow at 10:50 a.m.   

Don't forget to pray for us!  -  DeWayne