Our Second Day In Paris: Part One

Much to my delight, Alex got up early and went out in search of baguette to eat with our breakfast. While he was gone I showered and dressed while watching Frasier on my computer. Interestingly enough, France has Netflix and other streaming services but the selection is much more limited...and doesn't include Frasier. It took me a little time, but I was able to modify my DNS settings as a workaround. I don't plan to stream media much on this trip, but honestly I just wanted to see if I could do it. It's the American way. 

After a delicious breakfast (thank you Alex), we set out with the intention to do some geocaching. I love using geoacaches to explore new cities because it takes you places you may not otherwise go. 

Our first Geocache was near the St. Michael fountain. The description warned us that there would be a lot of muggles (people) around and that it might be impossible to locate discreetly during the day. Impossible was right. As we walked around attempting to look for it, several people asked us to take pictures for them. And let me tell you, in France when you take someone's picture they will critique it, provide feedback and expect you to keep trying until you get it right. Honestly, it was really annoying.  

Our second geocache was in a tiny street (the narrowest in Paris) called Chat qui Peche. We had read about this one online and wanted to check it out. Unfortunately it was also in a super touristy part of town, which it makes it insanely difficult to geocache. Because it was an ally, we had a little bit of privacy to root around for the hidden treasure, but eventually we were interrupted by a passing family and had to leave (the ally was too narrow to fit all of us). When we circled back around we found, much to our dismay, a dude standing there and peeing!! The ally didn't provide THAT much privacy. Our resolve was certainly shaken, but we circled back around for one more attempt. Unfortunately, the combination of people and the peeing guy had rattled us too much and we were unable to find it. According to Alex, some of the french comments on the post for this cache indicated that it might not have been accessible anyways.