Paris Perfection - 50th Birthday


La vie est belle!
Life is beautiful!

My friend, Jodi, turned 50 in 2008, so we left behind family and went to Paris.  The ultimate girls getaway.  Paris is full of perfect moments, visiting the Eiffel tower, climbing up to the bell tower in Notre Dame, going on a night river cruise down the Seine, and eating the perfect crêpe at a streetside stand.   Yes, it is crowded and hectic.  Some areas have long lines and impatient clerks, but those moments, those perfect moments, give Paris it's reputation as such an amazing place.   For Jodi's 50th birthday, we indulged and had a leisure three hour lunch in the Eiffel Tower at 58 Tour Eiffel Restaurant. The food was amazing and beautiful.  The service was sublime.  For a few short hours, we felt like we were at the top of the world.  Then we went to the Paris Opera.  My French came in really handy when a sweet older lady at the ticket office got us same day tickets after I explained about us being there for my friend's 50th birthday.  Tickets usually are reserved a year ahead of time.   We were in row 2! We saw the ballet "Camille" performed that night.  Yes, Paris is full of perfect moments.   

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