Subscribe in a readerParis – Day 2 – Take 2
It was quite a busy day. We started walking the streets near Gare de Lyon. After a bit we stopped to eat a local cafe near some very nice art shops. The waiter was quite friendly and we had our first lunch in Paris. Yeah!
We took a metro to the Saint Michel Notre Dame metro station and began our tour of Ile de la Cite. Notre Dame cathedral was our first stop and it was absolutely breathtaking. I had no idea how big it was. We toured the inside. The stain glass windows were extraordinary. In fact, just one of the largest contained over 30,000 pieces of glass.
We left out of the cathedral and headed towards Point Neuf. Before getting there, we passed the Conciergerie and Ste-Chapelle. It had been quite a day already just getting adjusted to the city, so we decided to take boat tour of Seine. This was an excellent idea as we got to see and hear about the history of Paris and also glimpse several points of interest along the way. We had no idea just how many bridges there are over the Seine and we only saw a handful of them. The boat went slightly past the Eiffel Tower and looped back to Point Neuf after going around the two islands, Ile de la Cite and Ile St. Louis. Our guide on the boat trip was quite colorful and kept us smiling the entire time.
It is hard to believe that it is already 3:00 p.m. The day has gone by very fast.