We were absolutely exhausted from our flight, but super excited to be in Paris⦠so it was kind of a weird feeling to be exhausted yet full of adrenaline. After a long taxi ride into the city, we arrived at our hotel and dropped off our luggage and immediately walked to the Louvre, which was 5 minutes away.
We continued to walk around the city stopping and eating at restaurants along the way. After a brief nap at our hotel, we walked to the Eiffel Tower that night while stopping at a number of bars and restaurants on the way. I got a bit tipsy, but we both had an amazing time, and it was wonderful to be in the City of Lights for the first time with Robin.
We did a walking tour of Paris including through the Latin Quarter and seeing the Notre Dame under construction , and bought a bottle of wine, various cheeses, and some desserts from various places. At 6pm we met up with the private boat that I had reserved for a cruise up and down the Seine River. I had coordinated with the boat rental company, so the captain was in the know.
We cruised down the Seine as the captain pointed out various landmarks there were a lot of them and Robin and I ate cheeses and drank our wine. The weather was fantastic and we were having a great time. We got up, and then I got down on one knee. We had talked about marriage beforehand, but we agreed that it would be after our kids move out she has two, and I have one. So, she was totally surprised even though she had been dropping hints like her ring size a couple months earlier!
We had the boat captain drop us off at the Eiffel Tower because we had a reservation to go to the top of it at 8pm.
