It is hard work being a tourist. It is not as if I am on a 5 week Caribbean excursion, with the only real effort required being the periodic rotation of my body to ensure maximum sun intake (in conjunction with the proper and consistent application of UV Ray protection).

I am here in France for a long yet suprisingly short amount of time, and I am trying to see as much as possible- ranging from the touristy to the more authentically Parisian. What ends up happening is that at the end of the work day, I'll rush quickly into the city to check out a set destination and its surrounding area. Assuming at least a 30 minute commute, 40 minutes getting lost time, and the fact that everything closes by 7:30pm, I really have to strategize.

But yesterday I did manage to fit quite a bit in. I left work early and with only 25-30 minutes of lost time (I walked north instead of south out of subway stop), time was on my side. I hit Notre Dam and the Latin Quarter for wandering and shopping. Then I stopped for a rosé break on a wonderfully charming tourist destination that was a dinner boat on the Seine. See picture above. Then I went on to meet my fellow switcher Sara for dinner. We ended up having 2 dinners actually, but that is a whole separate story all together. It was a good night.