05.31.05
All shagged out
Monday, May 31, 2005
Did my longest walk so far this morning, all the way from Mouffetard to the Champs de Mars with some winding and swerving along the way. I got a nice little ham and cheese croissant near Mouffetard and about an hour and a half later stopped by a bulangerie for a small strawberry torte. I quickly found a nice park to sit in (not hard to do in Paris) and rested while I enjoyed my torte. Heavenly.
It took a good many hours and I was tired as hell by the time I got to the Eiffel tower. I doubted my plan to climb the Eiffel tower by stair then saw how long the line for the elevators was (and how little time I had left) and decided the worst that would happen would be pain the next morning. €3.8 and five minutes later I was out of breath and my knees were taking hostages as I stood about half way up, but a wee rest and some water fixed most of what ailed me and I continued on my journey. The most memorable part of climbing the Eiffel Tower is the panoramic view of all of Paris, the most interesting part was probably the informational tidbits posted about every fourth landing along the way.
I was a touch late for lunch with Dad and Himelda, which was at a Cręperie on Mouffetard. We went back home afterward for a bit of a rest and then Dad and Himelda went to a local theater to see live Latin music by a band that called themselves ‘La Tina’. I was very tired and deiced to stay home instead of going out for the music, something I later regretted.