Last Day in Paris

Breakfast at the hotel. Filling enough. Cereal, yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, croissants, bread, coffee, tea. Not much more needed.

Took the Metro to the Museum of Art and History of Judaism. Wasn't permitted to take pictures inside the place. A free audio guide was included with admission so we listened to a lot of interesting information about not only French Jews but other Jewish communities from Europe and the Mediterranean. Problem with the guide, however, was that the numbers it referred to were often not posted. We managed and learned alot. They have an excellent bookshop/store, too. We decided to walk to the nearby Picasso Museum, not realizing that it is now closed for renovations, because the pass book and signs never said anything about it being under renovation until 2012. As we left that area, it started to rain. We stood under an overhang, watching the rain and HAIL, knowing it would probably end soon. Continued walking and it rained more, but we stayed out in it so we could get to the closest Metro station.

From there, we took trains to Montparnasse Tower, a 200 meter tall skyscraper that has a 360 degree inside observation area to view the city of Paris. There is also an outside observation deck at the top where a helicopter can land if necessary. Of course, we were up there, too. 

 We decided to take the Metro back to the hotel area and then figure out what to have for dinner. Most restaurants were not open yet (open at 7PM) so we went into a market to buy something to take back to our room. We already had wine that my friend gave us so would have a good dinner. 

 Flight home tomorrow. I'm planning to post other pictures online when I get a chance.