Long Day Around Paris

Well, this was a day to remember.... We started early, after a great breakfast in the room, walking to the Louvre. What an experience. Of course we got there before any crowds, so we walked straight to the Mona Lisa, and all the other di Vinci masterpieces.

But all the rest was overwhelming. The paintings, the sculptures, the antiquités. From Winged Victory to Venus di Milo, it was amazing - even the Hammurabi Code. Must have walked 5 miles over 3 hours.

Left the Louvre for the Metro and a trip across town to the Ecole Mititaire and a good walk to the Eiffel Tower. We had reservations for lunch at the Jules Verne restaurant for a wonderful lunch sitting at the window, overlooking all of Paris. Food was good, but we'd been walking so long that a couple glasses of wine made us ready to get going again. So after a short 5 course lunch meal, we headed back to the Metro.

Our last major stop of the day - along the Metro line - was Notre Dame and St. Chapelle. What a wonder. We wandered back to Ile De La Cite to walk around Notre Dame - an amazing place - but even more remarkable was the 11th century St. Chapelle with its 13 huge stained glass windows, each depicting a section of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.

Since we were DONE for the day, we walked another 4 miles back to L'Hotel along Blvd St. Germain and crashed in sleep. Dinner was close by and Jackie had a great Club Sandwich and I had Tuna Tartare. Now, finally to sleep.