We touched down at Charles DeGaulle Airport just a little after 6am local time. We didn’t get much sleep on the plane–2 hours for me and less for Seth. We were running on excitement.
Our driver was waiting for us and brought us straight to the lovely Hotel Duminy Vendome which is in an excellent location near the Louvre and Jardins Tuileries. To our pleasant surprise they had a room ready that early!! We were able to freshen up, walk to the tourist center to pick up our Paris passes, then explore our immediate surroundings!
We had lunch at the lovely Le Carousel Brasserie right across the street from the Tuileries and then strolled through the park before heading back to nap a bit.
This is a view of the back of the Louvre taken from inside the Tuileries.
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