Paris, Day 1 (Kelly's Birthday!)

Kelly turned the BIG 3-0 today! It was a really sunny day so we walked along the Seine river all the way from our hotel to the gardens around the Eiffel Tower. The whole city is designed so well for walking everywhere: tons of beautiful parks with benches, pedestrian bridges, everything manicured so well. Didn't go up in the Eiffel Tower since the lines were obscenely long, so we walked down the other side of the river to the Arc d'Triomphe, then down the Champs d'Elysées. We ate dinner at an awesome Italian place called Pizza Pino (apparently we didn't get enough Italian food in Italy) and tried some REALLY good carpacchio (according to John at least -- Kelly's not a big fan of raw meat). Finished off the day with a nice walk through the park on the way back to the hotel.