Tuesday November 12, 2002
Today was tourist day in Paris proper. We took our time heading out on the town, and it was already almost noon before we left the hotel. First up, we were off to the Hard Rock to get Gary another shirt and grab some lunch. After, we set off through the middle of Paris to Notre Dame to take some photos. One of these years, I will pay to climb to the top of the bell tower and pretend I am Quasimodo. We did go inside and look around at the artifacts and architecture and lit the requisite candles.
We then headed over to the Tour Eiffel for a trip to the top. It was my second time up to the top of the Tower and Roger’s first and I took the usual Gorn and Josh photos at the top. I was glad there was not an extended queue – partially owing to the questionable weather. It was chilly, but didn’t seem like it was going to rain.
After some leisure time, we headed back down to the Marais area to meet up with Nathan for dinner. Nathan took us to the L’Osteria Vianello, where I had some Gnocchi and some wine. Now, I never really drink wine, but it seems like every time I am in Paris, I end up having some. The Gnocchi was also a step up from the crazy veal dish I had with Nathan back in 1997. After dinner, we headed over to Dome for some more drinks. I had a great time this night and we ended with Roger taking a photo of Nathan and I in front of the City du Ville building before we headed back to the hotel. I always love meeting up with Nathan and I can’t wait until next time!
