Ahhh Paris

I have been looking forward to getting to Paris, but it is not going to be as much fun as I'd hoped. Firstly, the observation deck in the Eiffel Tower is not reachable because the elevators are being repaired. Well, it is reachable if one wants to climb over 400 stairs but this one is not!!! Secondly, the Louvre is closed. To top it off, its rsining & cold! So...may not see as much of Paris on my own as I'd planned:(

We do have a guided tour 2moro morning, then some of us signed up for the excursion to Versailles. We'll see the palace of Louis XIV. I'm looking forward to that!

Before I left home, I went online to locate a UPS or DHL office near the hotel to send home all my purchases. My suitcase alone was pushing the 50 lb limit before I left so I knew I'd not be able to carry souvenirs home. As it is, I bought a larger carry-on bag to put some fragile items in. I may have lucked out as the subway has a stop at our hotel & near the DHL office.