At the height of Summer in a city the size of Paris you are going to run into queues at all the popular destinations.
First stop was the Musee d'Orsay to check out all the European Masters and a truckload of amazing art. Paintings, sketches, sculptures and everything else in between. 90 minutes to get in, but worth the wait.
On to the Champs Eleysee and then the Arch de Triomphe. I was looking for Clark Griswald and family doing laps, but I must have missed him. I drank the most expensive coffee (6.30 Euros) ever in my life in a cafe while watching the TDF. It was worth it as Cadel Evans won Stage 4.
In the evening off to the world's biggest Mechano set The Eiffel Tower. Another 90 minute queue, but again worth the wait climbing up the stairs till level 2 (1060 steps). The sun started to set and then the lights came on.......magic!!! Not even the gusty cold winners could stop me from spending an hour on the top level.
Lift down and then a Taxi back to St Germain for a late supper of Steak and Frites washed down with a sublime Bordeaux red.
What a day and night.