When you exit the Louvre by towards the Rue de Rivoli, you enter a very nice shopping area. We happened to be here on the day of our anniversary, and my wife, being the ultimate Swarovski fan, wanted to stop and browse through this store.
I took full advantage of the fact that she was completely mesmerized by all the shiny crystal and bought her an awesome piece.
The experience was priceless...
I mean, have you ever watched Love Actually the scene where Harry (Alan Rickman) was buying a gift for his secretary in Harrods while his wife Karen (Emma Thompson) did some Christmas shopping, and the gentleman helping him in the store was Rufus (Rowan Atkinson) who took forever to wrap the gift and Harry almost got caught. Well, it was the same for me, the wonderful sales lady did a fantastic job at wrapping my wife's gift, and in the process almost got me caught.
The most awesome part, was when we left the store and I handed her the package - I'll just say that I had a very good anniversary evening.
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