our last full day in paris

we started the day with a huge breakfast at a restaurant called marlette

 we tried (for the second time) to go to the catacombs but they were on strike all week so we couldn't 

wonk wonk

 we rode bikes along the river

 we tried to go to the opera house (for the second time)

and it was closed because of a special event

 we did a little shopping

 and went to the Holocaust museum

it was sobering and sad but also important to remember

 the best crepe ever

 we went and saw the oldest bridge in paris (pont neuf)

and the bridge that used to hold the love locks

 feeding the birds

 we didn't go inside the pompidou but it was cool from the outside

 this was at the end of the alley where we stayed

 all gussied up for our last dinner in paris

 at a really cool fondue place called refuge des fondus
where it's one long table and you have to climb over to your seat
and sit super close to the people next to you

 all the drinks come in baby bottles (ours were coke)

it was a super fun place to try

 gelato after

it was a pretty great day despite not being able to go to the catacombs, opera house, or giverny 

(where we wanted to take a day trip but couldn't because of strikes that caused limited train service)

we had fun hanging out and a really fun evening