Ahhhh Paris! June 16

After a grueling flight, we picked up our heavy bags and jumped on the Roissey Bus to the Opéra. As we walked several blocks to our little hotel, we regretted our lack of judgement in packing. We dropped our load at the hotel and headed to the rive gauche and Ste. Germain de Prés, one of the oldest churches in Paris. After admiring the groin vaults and symbolism-filled stained glass windows, we grabbed a traditional french lunch at a café. We then walked through the Latin Quarter and headed over to the Ile de Cité to Notre Dame. There we admired the flying buttresses and rose windows, taking in the evolution of gothic architecture. Finally we metro-ed to the hotel, cleaned up and devoured steak frites at Chez Papa. The evening was topped off with a warm cup of chocolate at out neighborhood café. Then we slept...Whew! And that was the first day.