Day 2

Suzy also forgot to mention she was told “you can’t have the Tartar” since the waiter was sure an American would never eat raw beef. He was wrong.

Today began with Paul going for a run about 8:00 am along La Seine, past the Louvre, across to the left bank, and than past St Chapelle and Notre Dame. I arrived to the apt, purchased pastries for the still sleeping rest of the family, and went for my morning espresso. While at the corner café I watched the local firemen shake down the proprietor of my corner shop. When I returned to a still sleeping family, I went and bought fruit at the market, and checked out places for lunch. I finally broke down and aroused the rest of the family (about 11:00) and off we went.

We started the day checking out the multi hour line to hike to the top of the bell tower of Notre Dame and have our picture taken next to the Gargoyles. After 10 minutes we bailed and headed to St Chapelle where we found out the line was closed until 2:00 for lunch. So off we went to one of Mark’s favorites, the Catacombs, where we must have seen over 6 million bones and skulls relocated from the cemeteries to underground caves in 1874. After one of our several breaks in corner cafes we headed to the Jar din Luxemburg gardens. It was a great spot to relax and for Mark, to collect bird feathers….Next we headed to Notre Dame where Suzy and Paul attended Mass and Mark quietly protested. For dinner we headed to Bastille at the Blue Elephant, a Thai restaurant. It poured, but we still managed. To close the evening we played charades with Mark until midnight.
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written by  pscossette on June 19, 2007 from Paris, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical
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