For our final day in the City of Love we head to the Louvre. Out come the umbrellas as we walk towards one of Paris' grand jewels. Because of the rain, the museum is a mass of humanity, all seeking some of the world's finest examples of art. Marisa and I made a beeline to Miss Mona Lisa to try and beat a few of the hundreds of classes searching for her as well. Next stop, the Egyptian antiquities and Roman statues. We love this place. After an abbreviated visit, it is our last day after all, we are off to revisit a few of our favorite shops. Our final purchases of the trip....? Suitcases, of course. How else do we get all those macaroons home! Our final evening was spent with our friends, the Conte family, in the beautiful town of Bougival. Miss Caroline is our foreign exchange student, to whom Marisa refers affectionately as her frenchie. Marisa has stayed with the Conte family while in high school and we have enjoyed Caroline's company in our home a few times so it was nice to finally meet her family. Caroline's father owns and is the head chef of La Camelia. It is a fabulous restaurant and was by far our best meal in France. Thanks to Jerry and Elizabeth for such warm hospitality. Sabastien, Carolin's sweet fiancé, drove us home to our hotel. Our route was down the Champs Élysées, around the Arc de Triomphe, past the Louvre, the Place de Concorde, the Latin Quarter, and much more. What a fitting finish to an amazing first ever girls trip for us. Cowgirls in Paris...we feel a little less Oklahoman and a little more Parisian.
So where to next?
