TOM CRUISE in PARIS!!!

Paris...the city of love or so they say. Let's just say love must be lost because we have found none. As it turns out we are just Three lonely Men, on One Summer Abroad. We'll make the best of this trip though! The first day in this world renowned city we had no place to stay. However, due to clever opportunism we found a great hotel for a reasonable price. Near the Port d' Orleans metro stop, our hotel is in a great location to access the whole city without the hustle and bustle of daily metropolitan area.

We slept like kings. Well, Brett and Ryan did. John slept on the floor but figures he had way more room on the floor than they had in the full sized bed. The next morning we could not figure how to approach Paris over the next 5 days so we decided to get a map. Just think, the whole city in your hands. Without a Smart Car, moped, bicycle, or super cool sports car, we navigated the city by way of subway to the greatest sites in the region.

First, we walked along the Seine River taking in the sites. While French men in cute speedos are awful attractive, we decided that it might be better to take a sight seeing cruise along the river. From the Louvre to the Eiffel tower this cruise was a great way for us to take all the sights in at once then figure what was worth actually going to over the next few days.

We will be honest when we say that Paris is not exactly fitting for these Three Men because there is somewhere between zero and no chance any one of us wants to shop. As it turns out Paris is about 60% shopping. We are making the best of our trip though.
















After the sight seeing cruise down the river we decided that since we were already at the base of the Eiffel Tower, we should probably go up. Past the French military guards with machine guns (scary!) we got into the line of all lines. More than an hour later we bought tickets and proceeded to the top of the tower. Brett, the only one of us extremely petrified of heights is the only one of the three of us who could not stand close enough to the fenced in edge (of which no one has fallen through) long enough for us to get a good picture. Priceless! He was not alone though. John does not see any reason to leave the ground unless you are going somewhere so he was still apprehensive about the elevator ride to the top. By the way, they do not have bathrooms at the top. Here are some of the pictures that made the ride to the top worthwhile.




Our day was not long. We ended the day by continuing to walk along the river and discover more of what Paris has to offer.

Also, here are some statistics we have calculated throughout our stay in Paris thus far...

Metro stops to our hotel from the Eiffel Tower: 7
Number of People to Climb and Descend the Eiffel Tower Every Year: 6,000,000
Mopeds in Paris Seen Today: approx. 1,520,000
People Selling Eiffel Tower Key Chains: approx. 2,980,738
Weddings Witnessed Under the Eiffel Tower During Sunset: 1



Today has been a relaxing but priceless day. Paris will turn out to be an amazing city during our stay. Even if not, we are still Three blessed Men, on One Summer Abroad.

PS - Unfortunately, Tom Cruise is not in Paris nor did we see him. However, we just wanted to see if you would read the whole post. Thanks!