Before we post, we wanted to apologize for the delayed post. We experienced technical difficulties last night (French Internet) and today was a travel day starting at 6 AM.
After a day filled with emotion, yesterday was our first and only day with nothing to do other than experience Paris. Once we had finished our breakfast, we set off to the Louvre only to find it was closed today. Naturally, Tuesday is the only day they are closed, yet without even going inside, we were able to experience the beauty it had to offer. The enormous surrounding structure, Perrualt’s Colonnade, with its intricate detail across every inch of the building, kept us more than happy. We left and walked through the Jardin des Tuileries to the Grand Palais, a little more than a mile away. Regardless of the Louvre being closed, we were able to take in historic French art and relax a bit. We proceeded to the Champs-Élysées for lunch and people watching. It was hard to process all the history that happened in the city we were standing in. This city has been bustling longer than the United States has existed, and when you take a minute to take it in, the adoration and respect for Paris becomes such a prominent thought. Tomorrow is on to Poland during this whirlwind trip, but our perspective on Paris, and France itself, will forever be altered. There will always be a place in our heart for the people that we met here and the city that we got to know over our three days. Voilà.