Day 3 - Blogabond

We started by sleeping in, again. We shared a fresh baguette for breakfast. Then off to St. Chapelle where we saw beautiful 769 year old stained glass windows in the chapel that was built by Louie IX as a part of his palace to house the thorn crown from the crucifixion and a part of the cross. He paid about 2 billion dollars for in today’s money for the relics. We had a discussion about whether or not he was duped by the seller. They were no longer there. “I wonder what they looked like” said Mark. Next we dashed to the Orsay and saw tons of Renoirs, Monet’s, Whistler’s Mother, Degas, and more. The gorgeous old train station was a piece of art in itself. Lunch in Jardin des Tuileries where Mark’s hamburger was served on a vegetable Quiche bun. Needless to say he ate only bread and ice cream. Mark was busy playing in the fountain, trying to rebuild a sailboat he had found anyway. The newly sailing boat capsized in about 3 seconds. Oh Well….Off to Place de la Concorde where Marie Antoinette is rumored to have lost here head, along with about 999 other people. No blood stains ere visible today. We then tried to go to an Aquarium by strolling down the Champs-Elyses, but after a check of the map realized we were headed in the opposite direction, so we bailed and went to the Louvre. Wow!!! Mark was surprised to find the Louvre is not just the pyramid of glass. First stop was the Mona Lisa where the guards gave Mark an up close view. The Venus di Milo, Napoleons apartments, all the teenage mutant ninja turtle names and even more.

Now thoroughly cultured out we went outside to play in the fountains, then home to get Mark settled in and fed before Paul and Suzy headed to the local Brassiere for dinner. On the way home we stopped at the Jazz bar on the corner near our apartment. Down in the basement cave was a great band playing with a sultry young Parisian gal singing. It was packed, hot and very good!

SKC

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pscossette on June 20, 2007 from Paris, France

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

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