We began our second full day in Paris with a very simple, concise plan: walk by Louvre, glance at Jardin des Tuilleries, play around Luxembourg gardens, take a quick boat tour, get a Baba au Rum at Stohrer, where it was first created, and finish off with some ice cream at Berthillion.

While Alya and Masha climbed 1602 steps to the dizzying heights of the top of Eiffel tower (or may be they took elevators, I didn't catch the details), I roamed the shores of the Seine and the streets of the 7th arrondissement.