Lynne woke up at 4am but she refrained from turning the light on. She had dreams about work even. Now we have to figure out what to do here and there is just a blizzard of yyyuuchoices. I do know for sure we will visit our favorite viennoiserie this morning for croissants and possibly some sandwiches for lunch.
Later:
Got up and went for a long walk today. We went to Chet's favorite boulangerie and went to the Luxembourg Gardens to enjoy them. Then we went up to the Seine, and walked along it, taking in the sights and sounds. Lynne found that some of Seine smells like urine because some of the locals use this area as their private bathroom. We had no desire to camp down there, ourselves. Checked one thing off our list of things to do.
We walked for about six hours and went over to the Trocadero and the Palais de Chaillot, but it wasn't that interesting and looked a surprisingly run-down. We even saw a young guy in a foot race with 3 athletic-looking gendarmes. (I think the chasee might have gotten away but the chasers had radios, so who knows.) We had our nice sandwich crudités, and then wandered over to the Eiffel Tower. Neither of us had been there in years, but the lines were so long we opted to give it a pass. Note to future tourists: make reservations for the elevators if you want to go. Much shorter lines for the stairs, but you still have to wait and there was a 45-minute delay before you could get past the first level!!
Down past Les Invalides and Napoleon's tomb, and we used the Montparnasse Tower to navigate back to the hotel. Had a rest and nap, then headed out to supper in St Germain. Found a nice little bistro with menu in French only and sat next to a young couple from New York. Fun way to close our first full day here! Now ... what to do tomorrow?
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