Day #101

We were semi-successful at purchasing our train tickets for Eastern Europe, though we were slightly less successful at obtaining stamps for our passports. For some reason, France really doesn't like to give those out! But emails have been sent, and we are hopeful.

Our first tourist stop of the day was La Madeleine, a more recent church ("recent" as in the 18th century) that we happened upon which was dedicated to Mary Magdalene. Second, we visited the Palais Garnier, the Opéra de Paris, which is where the Phantom of the Opera is set. What an incredible space- the actual theatre and the rest of the building both. Here's a little glimpse of one of the rooms, complete with painted ceilings:

The grand staircase was just as stunning:

The Phantom of the Opera definitely was there inside our minds.

We consumed another baguette for lunch (they're served for breakfast at our hostel every day and we've gotten delicious baguette sandwiches for lunch the past couple days), then headed to the Eiffel Tower. I had to turn my camera sideways to get the entire thing in one picture. Uh, I mean, I meant this to be super artsy:

There was a cool giant life-sized snow globe under the tower with lots of real Christmas trees inside. 

Back at our hostel, we're currently enjoying some relatively non-spotty wifi and getting ready for our trip to Versailles tomorrow!