I might have enjoyed today more if I had not spent a large chunk of it queuing in line and trying to figure out the subway system But now I have my train tickets up until October 8th. I’m going to be using the Chunnel to go to Britain, and it is a LOT cheaper if I return from whence I came. So maybe I won’t go to Portugal but instead spend time in the Netherlands or Belgium.
I went to the Louvre today, but I left before I got overwhelmed. (I saw a few masterpieces, but there are many I missed.)
Arc de Triumph. Champ des Elysee. Pont Alexandre III. Notre Dame cathedral. I saw them all today. Now I am tired.
While on the Pont Alexandre III bridge, this local girl found a gold ring near me. It didn’t fit her, so she offered it to me. If someone had dropped it, I thought it should be left there so the original owner might be able to find it. So I put it back. The girl then asked for money for cigarettes.
Then, half an hour later, I watched almost the exact same thing happen to a co-tourist. Except my grifter spoke better English.
I’ll try and see more tomorrow. My train doesn’t leave until 8:00 PM. I think I’ll try for the catacombs. Maybe I’ll climb the tower.