Farewell Paris

So our last few days in Paris were jam-packed (as was the whole week!) and my feet have the blisters to prove it. Some of the places we've seen and things we've done include:
The Eiffel Tower: we went up at night and it was magnificent! It was lit up and we also saw it twinkle, which it does once per hour.
Going to a show at the Moulin Rouge: this may seem like a cliché touristy thing to do but it was amazing. It was 2 hours of glitz and glamour, singing, dancing, near-nude women and not so nude men - I don't think they cater to the women in the audience nearly as much as the men! In between the dancers/singers were some other acts, such as a roller-skating daredevil couple who twirled and spun on a tiny circular stage, a comedy trio of acrobats and a hilarious ventriloquist with crazy puppets and audience participants. We weren't allowed to gake any photos of the show but I took some of the incredible interiors. Our tickets included a full bottle of champagne between Kate and I and as I'm not a big drinker, Kate ended up drinking most of the bottle! It was actually quite nice.
Visiting Versailles Palace: the only disappointment so far. It was so crowded and I thought the Louvre and Musee D'Orsay interiors were much better. The gardens however were beautiful.
A night cruise along the River Seine: so relaxing, beautiful scenery at near sunset.
The shopping: we went to the Galeries Lafayette, a magnificant department store, with a whole level devoted to shoes, the fabric area of Paris with about 10 fabric stores in a block (I only bought one piece but I'm satisfied for the moment) and the Clignancourt markets, new stuff as well as antiques. I had to avoid looking at the antique furniture as it would just make me sad as I couldn't bring any home! I did find a beautiful insect brooch, although new, it's made using an antique stone.
The Metro: very fast trains that run every 2-5 minutes, even late at night. We bought a weekly ticket and certainly got our money's worth. Entertainment included orchestral music in the metro tunnels, including a 10 piece orchestra at one station.
General things we saw: policemen on roller blades, ripped knees in jeans is a definite trend (you may think you've seen it before, but this is both knees sliced open).