Exciting day

So, yesterday was a huge day for us. Woke up and went to a fruit market described in one of our tour books. It was really cute and the fruit all looked super edible. Then we biked to the Musee D'Orsay where we say a lot of Monet's collections and pieces. His famous water lilys were there. We also saw Whistler's Mother which I thought was somewhere else, like Germany or some other dreary place....lol.

Afterword, we learned what frustration is with the bikes, finding a parking spot. We spent 20 minutes or so trying to park the bikes but there were no spaces. This is a problem. But after fighting for spaces, we were able to go to the gardens across the street from the Lourve and ride an enormous ferris wheel. It was super expensive (6 euros an adult! OUCH!) but once we were above the buildings, it was spectacular. We could see EVERYTHING. I took many photos. (BTW, I am trying to upload them slowly onto facebook.) 

We the walked to the Sainte Chapelle. Stained glass paradise. It is almost too much. But we were transfixed. If you ever go to Paris, make this a priority. It is one of my favorite churches in the world, even though it is pounded with religion. 

We popped by a crepe stand and had delicious snacks. We are planning on getting more today. Visited the Luxembourg gardens where there were many modern sculptures and lots of old men playing speed chess. They were really fun to watch. In fact, I even gasped "non" when one man made a bad move and they all stared at me, annoyed that I might have given something away.

Also saw Saint Sulpice, the famous church from the Da Vinci Code. I will not break any spoilers but we couldn't find the rose line.  After Sulpice, we went home and got ready for the best dinner ever.....

And a proposal by the Seine as the sun was setting. Tres romantique! So yes, 

We are now engaged and will be having fun talking about weddings for real. Today's adventures will include the Mona Lisa, Montmatre (Moulin Rouge area) and maybe we will eventually get to the Arc!!!!

The first picture is of the ever fun contraption, the Velib bikes of Paris. The stained glass windows of Sainte Chapelle in the next 2 and finally, my diamond ring, my champagne and my creme brulee.

Au revior!