Two days in Paris

Two days in Paris is just not enough. We stayed in a lovely hotel in the 9th Ard. close to the Opera House. We got to Paris via train from Caen which was a very civilized way to travel the 1 1/2 hours. After arriving at our hotel we headed off on an open air bus tour which took us past many of the great sights. We decided that we would tour the city first then decide for day 2 where we wanted to visit. Later in the day we returned to the hotel (via a trip into the Opera House) to recharge our batteries then wandered north up the steep streets to Sacre Couer for a good look at the city from the north. Dinner was at a great Italian restaurant in the Montmartre district.

On day 2 we had a nice sleep in (first in days) then headed off. We grabbed a great breakfast of pain chocolat and bagette then made our way down the La Louvre. We have discovered that this city is where all the tourists have been. It is so crowded. There was no way we would get into the museum so we wandered the Tuilieries gardens (picture of Susan and Iain)up to Place de la Concorde, across the bridge and just before the rains hit, made it to La Musee D'Orsay. After the Musee we had a great lunch on the Left Bank and walked over to the old city to visit Saint Chapelle. The line was long for it as well but I insisted that we stick it out and it was so worth it (see windows...). We headed home again and later went out for our last dinner at a fabulous restaurant recommended by the hotel and full of locals. It was, we all agreed, the best meal of the trip.

We are in the airport now (Sunday am.) on our way home via Frankfurt.