Not that eating is the number one reason to travel, but I think if I had to guess, I ate about 2 dozen croissants this weekend and about just as many crepes. But in addition to Pastry heaven, Paris was wonderful. I saw pretty much every touristy thing possible...the Luxembourg palace, the Champs Elysees Avenue, the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Moulin Rouge, the Arc de Triumph, the mini model of the Statue of Liberty, and, of course, the Eiffel Tower (during the day, at night for the light show, and from the top inside). My absolute favorite was the Notre Dame Cathedral. Coincidentally, we're studying gothic architecture in Art History right now, so it was an additional satisfaction to be able to point out all the gothic structures (..in spanish). I
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