Last day in Paris

 This month has flown by. We took a taxi to drop off our big suitcase at DHL today to ship it home. The taxi driver had the cutest little dog with him, but he made him stay in his seat up front. You can tell by his face he wasn't happy about it. 

We shipped the bag, so we don't need to lug it on trains as we travel to Bruges, Belgium and Switzerland. It feels real that we leave tomorrow morning. We had our last picnic at our favorite park and our last gelato from our place down the street. I walked to get the best croissants this morning, and we picked up our little desserts for after dinner. Yes, we have been very food centered on this trip. We ended the day with a great dinner and a brief walk to the Seine. 

We have enjoyed the beautiful scenery and have really loved all of the experiences we've had here. We are looking forward to the next leg of the journey.



                                    

                                            









                                                This is the street sign at the end of our block. 


                                                    view of Norte Dame from dinner

                                                    

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                                            Last selfie on the Seine

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