On Saturday Tim, Drew, Kaitlin and I started off the morning by heading to the Père-Lachaise cemetery to see Jim Morrison’s grave. Though I had already seen it during my visit in July, it was interesting to go back to the cemetery and see some more of the other “famous” graves.
The lunch on Saturday turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip. After getting denied by two other restaurants because our group was too big and we didn’t have a reservation, we headed back to Galleries Vivienne and found a restaurant owned by an American expat who had a Thanksgiving-inspired menu for the week. I went with the traditional offering (turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables), which could have easily passed for a home cooked meal.
For dinner we ate at Le Café de l’Homme, which is across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. The meal was great (I went with the crab appetizer and steak entrée) and we finished just in time for the 11pm Eiffel Tower light show, which we had a great view of from the plaza outside of the restaurant.
During the light show an American yelled out “USA” when the tower was lit up in red, white and blue (representing the French flag) and he was subsequently booed. It was pretty funny.
After dinner we grabbed a drink at the George V hotel. It was pretty incredible and if money is not a concern appears to be a great place to actually stay. A drink at the bar appears to be the only thing there in my price range, however, so I don’t think that I’ll be lodging there anytime soon unfortunately.
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