I'm in Paris!

Hi! I can't believe I'm here! It was quite an experience just getting here. After a crazy urban ride from the train station in a hard rain, we made it to the houseboat. We couldn't bring our bikes on the metro, but our train came in a half hour before we had to meet the lady to get the keys. So me and Marc sat with all four fully loaded bikes in the train station while Carrie and Emily rushed via Metro to the boat. They made it just in time before she left! Then they had to take the Metro back to the station so we could all ride to the boat. As we pushed the bikes out the station doors, it started pouring. So we tried to go quickly. But this is not the Netherlands! We almost got killed by a trash truck and had to negotiate a huge traffic circle.
Now we have a fabulous home base from which to explore the city.
Today we went on a sewer tour (interesting but yuck!) and saw the eiffel tower. It was hot and crowed so we got ice cream, sat in the shade and vowed to come back at sunset when the lights come on. Last night we ate at a lovely restaurant but tonight we went to the store and are cooking in.
tomorrow the Lourve! Can't wait to see all those famous pieces of art...