Paris continued...

Day 2: Again this morning I was up and out of the hostel around 9am. I took the Metro to one of the buses pick-up points. I hopped on and headed on a new route to see a different part of Paris. I went past the Moulin Rouge and then decided to get off at a certain spot that was supposed to be very beautiful. So, to be truthful here, I never actually went up all the way to this beautiful spot. I got hungry and was getting really cold, so instead I stopped and had a bite to eat and a cappuccino to warm me up. I then decided to head back onto the bus and go back to the same route as yesterday because I had a few more places I wanted to go.

I got off at the Notre-Dame stop, took a couple of photo's of the cathedral and headed towards a flower market that is held every day near there. It was so pretty. I just wandered through the isles of flowers and trinkets and just enjoyed the view. I was at the last booth in this little market and I seen a kitty sleeping on a chair. I went up to her and she was Maggie! Well a Maggie look-a-like anyway. As corny as it sounds, it actually brought a tear to my ear.

After the flower market I hopped back on the bus and headed back to the Eiffel tower. I needed to see it again, just for fun. :) So, the bus was on its way back to the tower and we were stopped at a red light. Just then, I looked out of the bus window and I seen the most dreadful thing! I believe I seen a man die. I'm not even joking here either. I seen him fall to the ground and just lie their. It took someone almost 10seconds to go over to him and see if he was alright...which he obviously wasn't. Now, I can't guarantee that he died, but from what I saw, I think he is either in pretty rough shape right now, or he died. Either way, I was shocked and didn't really know what to say or think and then the light turned green and we headed on our way.

So, not even 20min later we were still making our way to the tower when we went through this round-about. They say its the biggest one in Europe (6 lanes). Anyway, so there we were, driving around it and I looked out my window again and there he was... my second dead guy of the day, and in less than 20min! He was totally covered in a sheet and was being put into the back of an ambulance. His Motorcycle was close by, which actually looked fine, but he did not. All I seen was feet and a bit of legs and that was it. Again, shock came over me and I didn't really know what to say. This time however, there was 2 teenage girls sitting behind me who both had a lot to say about the situation. :{

I finally made it to the tower without seeing anymore dead people (I thought 2 was enough in one day) and then just proceeded to enjoy the tower for awhile longer. After about an hour though, it was getting close to 6pm and I needed to head to the Louvre Museum. While at the museum I got to see the Mona Lisa and a few other famous paintings and sculptures. The Mona Lisa was very small and there was about 50 people crowding around it, but I managed to take a picture and take a fairly close look before I had to escape the crowds.

For supper that night I decided to just grab a pizza from the Pizza Hut that was around the corner from the hostel and take it back to my room to eat. All in all, a bit of a crazy day but neat at the same time.

Temp that day: a whopping 9 degrees...Brrrrr