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Leaving Nice and on to beautiful Paris

The game at Nice was fun! Soccer games are spread out throughout France, so the one at Nice was not full at all, which meant we could move anywhere we wanted. We ended up sitting 2nd row, just steps from Colombia’s bench, watching them warm up!

some other cool experiences in Nice was hiking the top of Castle Hill where a river ends in a waterfall.

The next morning, we took the high speed train to Paris! We checked in to the Hotel Louison, a cute boutique hotel where our kids sleep in a separate room then us. Ahhhhh. We walked all over our neighborhood, St. Germain, had an early dinner at Le Standard, which has the look of a bar I would like to emulate if I were to open my own in Druid Hills. We then walked to the Seine, where there were a lot of Olympic venues. We could hear the crowds going crazy over archery! And a Mexican archer was hanging out next to us.

Today, after breakfast we did a guided tour of the Musee D’Orsay with our guide, Justine! She taught us all about the evolution of the Impressionist movement. Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh! How the impressionists revolted against the current standard of art (themes could only be religion, mythology, or history - anything else was “scandal”).

We then took the metro toward our first game in Paris, the men’s quarterfinal match in soccer! And guess what? We are going to see USA v Morocco! And, we are seeing it in Parques de Princes - where PSG plays, former home to Mbappe and Messi! I’ll have more to report after the game!