January 12

    Today we started out with a trip to the Eiffel Tower.  It was a long and, to some, nerve-racking, ride up to the third platform of the tower.  This gave us an amazing view of the city.  With the sun shining, it was a perfect day for the trip.  Next, we took a subway ride over to the Notre Dame Cathedral where we were able to walk through the church.  This gave us a small taste of the church service that we will experience there tomorrow.  From here we were given the rest of the afternoon to use as we please.  At night we met together once again for a Seine River cruise.  Although it was quite cold, the cruise gave us a beautiful view of the city at night.  I think that everyone would agree that the best part of ride was seeing the Eiffel Tower sparkle at the top of the hour.  After the ride ended we had the rest of the night to ourselves.