from our hotel room as Suzanne slept.
Then we both saw a smart car
and a poster for Recess School's Out
which hadn't opened there yet.
We saw this statue/sculpture
and this typical Paris street scene
before passing the Cafe de Flore
for breakfast at Le Deux Maggots
where this
was not our waiter.
My rolls
and coffee
were good as was Suzanne's coffee.
We made sculptures
as the pigeons
ate the remains of our neighbors meal.
Suzanne watched
and I read the bill
at this historic street.
For a moment, we thought we were seeing Nicole's last meal.
After breakfast, we walked over to Notre Dame
where the line was long
and you had to cover shoulders
and turn off cel phones
before entering
There was a mass going
which limited photography but we did get to see the holy water
and the confession setup
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was unfortunately closed. But, we did get a chance to notice the architecture including the flying buttresses
and the towers
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as we passed the statue
and got exact change
so that we could enter Sainte Chappelle
where the first floor
had remarkable architecture
The floor above had stained glass
a Rose window
a fabulous floor
and even more stained glass.
We went past the ``Liberte, Eqalite, Fraternite'' building Palais de Justice
on the way to the Conciergerie where the architecture was even more impressive
and we saw the replica of Marie Antoinette
and the description
of the guillotine blade
and Saint-Just
was there. We took the obligatory phone booth picture
and then headed off. It started to rain when we got to the Pompidou Center, so we stopped there. Once we got to the roof, there were great views of the Eiffel Tower
Sacre Couer
the plaza below
Notre Dame,
and the fountain.
Inside we liked the rhino
and chess set.
Back on the plaza, this man was making music
but we had no MP3 recorder. The Pompidou itself
is a great structure and we enjoyed the special exhibit
on Hitchcock. I went to this crepe stand
while Suzanne watched
and the large tulip waited
and got this chocolate crepe
On the way back, we passed this candy store
decorated in numerous colors. We took the boat ride
and they told us we had to take this picture
before Suzanne fell asleep.
We went to mile zero
and back to the hotel for a rest.
That evening, on the way to dinner, we passed a
French recycling for bottles
the statue of Dreyfuss
and then we were at restaurant La Dome
where the plates were pretty
and Suzanne was happy.
Suzanne had the tuna appetizer
I had the vegetarian main course
and she had the fish main course
with white wine
Then the dessert menu came
and we split a serious death by chocolate
and creme brulee (that had pineapple and coconut in it)
This was the guy at the next table
this was our waiter
and this was the bill.
