Today we began by attending services at the American Church in Paris. It is located near the Eiffel Tower on the Seine River and is the oldest American Church outside the U.S. (founded in 1814). The Sanctuary was awesome and had beautiful stain glasse windows throughout. The program said it was interdenominational but it seemed very Methodist to us.
We then went to the Orsay Museum for the afternoon. It was opened in an old train depot station right on the Seine River. The beautiful structure holds artwork from the time period 1850-1914. We especially enjoyed the collections by Monet and Van Gogh. After the museum, we got on to the Metro and headed to the Eiffel Tower. Looking at it up close, you cannot even begin to describe its vastness. It was so incredible! The Eiffel Tower has three levels. You can choose to walk up the first two and take the elevator up to the top or take the elevator all the way up. Mom and Dad chickened out and took the elevator while Kelly and Morgan walked up the stairs (which Kelly claims to be easy but Morgan says it definately wasn't). Anyway once up on the 2nd level, the view was absolutely incredible. Yesterday we thought the top of the Arc de Triomph was breathtaking, but lets just say, you could barely see the Arc in was so small. After standing in several long lines, we finally took the elevator up to the top. You are so high up compared to all the other buildings in Paris. Everything just looks like little dots. It was so cool though because just as we were getting to the top the lights in the city were turning on so it was beautiful!
Another great day in the city of Lights!
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