Yesterday, we went to the Musee d'Orsay, Notre Dame cathedral and then the Eiffel Tower. After we were home in the evening, we heard a bunch of cheering and hollering. I looked out the window and a bunch of other people were hanging out of their windows too looking down the street. Jeff and I thought it might be related to the World Cup, so we turned on the TV and sure enough, France had just scored against Portugal. They ended up winning the game 1-0 and I think everyone in Paris was screaming, cheering, and honking their horns. There were fireworks going off around the city and people were burning something red up on Sacre Coeur. The finals are in a couple of days and I can't imagine the noise if France wins! They are playing Italy so it should be a good game.
Today, we spent time at the Louvre, mostly with the Italian paintings, but we did see the jewels and Venus de Milo. Of course we also saw the Mona Lisa, but it's really no big deal.
Now, we are off to catch a train to St. Pierre des Corps to see the castles of the Loire Valley.
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