Took advantage of some cool weather over the last couple of days to visit two of Paris’s underground sites, the archaeological crypt and the sewers. Continue reading
Category: France Trip (page 2 of 2)
On Saturday, we went to the Musée d’Orsay, which is primarily known for their collection of impressionist paintings. This is not an artistic style which I am necessarily very fond of, but the rest of my family is.
On payback Sunday, I dragged the family out in the pouring rain to watch the Tour de France. Which would have been more pleasant if it hadn’t been pouring rain. But the Tour de France was one of my favorite sporing events as a kid, and I wasn’t going to be in Paris and not see it.
Today we went to Notre Dame Cathedral, where we saw both the church and the Treasures of Notre Dame, which is a separate collection of primarily sacred items from the history of the cathedral and of Paris. I didn’t take many pictures, and I don’t see much need to post pictures. If you want to see what Notre Dame looks like, you can look for pictures yourself.
Yes! As it happens, being ridiculously tired last night and going to bed just slightly on the early side of normal worked. I don’t particularly feel any jet lag. Anyway, today was day one in Paris.
Nous sommes arrivés à Paris hier, le 19 juillet.
Our plane arrived at Charles de Gaulle yesterday at about 8:30 AM, or 1:30 AM Minnesota time. I slept for about two hours on the plane before they woke us up for breakfast. Not surprisingly, I and the rest of the family were pretty tired all day long. We got to our apartment in the late morning. We are staying in the fifth arrondissement, i.e. the Latin Quarter.
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