La Tour Eiffel

Before you get too excited, I've still yet to climb it. But I did spend about four hours beside it yesterday! The lawn is really just a great place to picnic and people watch.

Before we went to the Eiffel tower, Dr. J took Kelley, Molly and I to a tea shop. We each got a café gourmand which is basically a shot of espresso, a scoop of ice cream, and two little desserts. Mine came with pecan praline ice cream, some kind of cherry cake, and a dense chocolate walnut cake that was divine. After the afternoon snack, the three of us did a little shopping and then headed to the Eiffel tower. The plan was to meet Molly's friends at 6, but they ended up not being able to come until about 9, and then we stayed for about two more hours.

Below you can see our lovely snack:
Two bottles of wine that cost about 6€ total, Rochefort cheese (that was a mistake. Don't buy that cheese unless you like really strong, smelly cheeses), some odd crackers that aren't pictured, and dark chocolate from Haiti. The chocolate is a commerce equitable product, which means the middle man is mostly eliminated and the producers get more of the profit. Fun fact learned in class, in case you were wondering. Also for your fun-fact knowledge, when in doubt, go for the wine that says bottled at the chateau. Those are always better than the random ones with cute labels, though our Cotes du Rhone did hold its own.