this morning i did sleep in a bit until about 9:30, but i think this is more than reasonable considering i stayed out until at least 3am last night. i showered and read a little of my paris book and then headed out to the Eiffel Tower area so that i could take the daytime Fat Tire Bike tour. i wasn't really keeping good track of the time and didn't end up leaving until about 10:30am to go catch this 11:00am starting tour. after 30 minutes of metro riding and a full sprint from the final metro station, i was 15 minutes late and the tour group was nowhere in sight! not only that, but I hadn't brought any materials, such as maps or books, so again, i really only knew what i had written down which is where the tour started. this turned out to be a blessing in disguise though because i just walked around the Eiffel Tower area while the sun was set perfectly behind the tower and got some really great "into the sun" shots of the tower! there was even a couple taking some wedding photos that i also shot which turned out to be a great photo with their shadows from the sun (see below):
i made the trek all the way back to the hostel, grabbing some croissants for breakfast on the way - delicious, so perfect, soft and flaky, better than the States' croissants. i also used this time that i was supposed to be on the tour to take care of something much more important actually, my laundry! a good thing because i had set out for this trip commando style (no underwear) this morning! probably not the smartest idea considering i would have been sitting on a bike seat for 4+ hours. all my laundry is now done, a task which really sucks to have to deal with on a trip, but i did get some reading done.
new plan for the day, catch the 7pm night bike tour tonight (includes a river cruise with free wine) and do the day tour tomorrow morning (no pub crawl for me tonight) - both trips with clean underwear and socks!
see some of my other shots from last night and this morning here:
i made the trek all the way back to the hostel, grabbing some croissants for breakfast on the way - delicious, so perfect, soft and flaky, better than the States' croissants. i also used this time that i was supposed to be on the tour to take care of something much more important actually, my laundry! a good thing because i had set out for this trip commando style (no underwear) this morning! probably not the smartest idea considering i would have been sitting on a bike seat for 4+ hours. all my laundry is now done, a task which really sucks to have to deal with on a trip, but i did get some reading done.
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