Rose Ice Cream and a Ballet

Today is my relax day. As our trip has progressed the days have become more and more relaxed. After sleeping in I took my time in getting ready and then headed to the Metro station. My plan for the day was to go to the Louvre and just leisurely go through it, but once I got off the Metro I realized that my Museum Pass was done. Since it was my relax day I decided I didn’t want to go through the hassle of ticket lines and crowds of people so I walked through Tuileries (the garden/park by the Louvre)

 

(I found a Carousel)

After wandering around a bit I headed to the shopping area under the Louvre to get a rose shaped ice cream.

 

It was delicious… I was kinda sad that I had to destroy the flower though…

Another thing I wanted to do besides the Louvre was go to a book store I went to earlier that week and get some books.

 

One was a Doctor Who version of Where's Waldo, and the other was a book on Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, which I guess Twain thinks is one of his best works, so needless to say I am very excited to read it.

There wasn’t much I wanted to do in that area so I headed back to the hotel where I relaxed and wrote on postcards.

A little later once homework was finally finished Gladysue and Melanie got back from the conference and we went to eat. After dinner we got ready for the ballet and headed out. The Opera House was huge.

 

(ok so this picture is from yesterday… I didn't bring my phone or camera… so yeah…)

But anyways… we say the La Sylphide (I think that is how its spelled) overall it was pretty good but I will admit that I prefer plays. The whole time I found myself overthinking the plot… I guess I need more to think about than just the dancing… ANYWAYS… Once it was over we headed out and walked until we found a place to get crepes, then off to the hotel.