I woke up bright and early, being completely jet legged around 5 am. PST time. So I worked for about 3 hours in bed, then I headed out for some sightseeing before I start my full day of work at the Expo.

My cousin picked me up (thank you!) from my hotel at around 8:30 a.m. and took me to see the Golden Gate Bridge. I love this bridge. 

Arcatraz

The weather is gorgeous and beeeaaautiful today. I just can’t get over how nice the weather is right now and the fact that the beach is only a few minutes away…

We had a breakfast at the Cliff house and this was our view from the table.

Eggs San Francisco, poached eggs with Dungeness crab, toasted sourdough bread & brandy cream sauce. Yummmmm. Now, I’m ready for work!

Saint Eustache vue des jardins des Halles

Chatelet Les Halles

Basilique dde Sacré-Coeur

View from the top

lunch

visited shops in Montmartre…

I walked around more than 13 hours today, went   e v e r y w h e r e   in the city, got lost a bunch of times, through the rain and thunderstorms… Love Paris…

I learned that the Tuileries are the largest and oldest public park in Paris. The gardens were an integral part of the palatial scheme created by the kings of France. Its landscaping and sculptures provide the perfect complement to the Louvre.

After work, I went to go see the Eiffel Tower, finally!

First, I grabbed nutella crepes on the go. YUM!

The last time I was here was with Andrew about 10 years ago. I hope to come back with the kids next time. It's pretty amazing…

The little souvenir Eiffel Towers lit up the streets all around. Pretty.

I ended up getting lost for about 2 hours after that. I walked around, took a bus to a wrong direction, and came back to my hotel almost around 11 pm. starving… Had hotel chocolate for dinner. 

But the best part was that I got to see the light show three times in one night. 🙂

This morning we headed out to Saint Paul, Marais to do some shopping and visit art museum galleries.

We made a reservation here at this restaurant and they came to pick us up at our hotel. Not too shabby…

Great food

awesome company

Who ARE they?? My girls friends are attracting guys everywhere we went! 😉

Our ride? Oh la la~

All of us stayed here in an amazing family suite, thanks to Amy's corporate rate!

The first stop in Paris

Ladureé

Arc de Triomphe

I'm in Paris for the next ten days for a business trip. It's tough being away again from my kids but thankfully three of my close friends are accompanying me (for the first three days) so I'm not too sad… We arrived on a red eye this morning and we headed straight to Champs-Élysées and walked around all day. More pictures to come…