Day 1 Paris

I am on the wacky keyboard in the hotel as wireless is not working so please forgive the typos. very frustrating to type but busy day and I want to share. If youe have two days to see the city, here is how it is done.

We got up early and left at 730. I last came in the winter, so wanted to see the gardens. We are staying near the Sorbonne in the Latin Quarter so headed to the Palais du Luxemburg gardens and walked through. We decided to head to the Musee Rodin to get a two day carte de musee, a museum pass that gives you access to the main museums in town.  We grabbed an omelette for breakfast which turned out to be an egg with no cheese.

The museum is small and wonderful with a beautiful garden and sculptures in the museum and throughout the yard including the Thinker.

We admired the gilded roof of Invalides where Napoleon was buried before heading to Musee d Orsay, home to an extensive Impressionist collection among others. We then walked over the Seine River to Jardin Des Tuileries through the gardens, then to Place de la Concord to see the Obelisk. Laduree, known for their macarons, is there. Not to be confused with macaroons. I dream about these, and we got 6 minis and headed to the metro to go to Montmartre, a quaint neighborhood on the north side of Paris/. We saw Madeline, viewed the Arc de Triumph from a distance and headed off.

I remembered the walk from the subway. They apparently have a funicular, something I apparently missed my last visit, but you are most of the way up by then so we huffed on up. Sacre Coer is an amazingly beautiful and unique church, and the highest point in Paris. We walked the square in monmantre which has restaurants and lots of artists.

We decided to stop at an irish pub to plot our afternoon and enjoy the views. We caught the metro over to the Marais on the right bank and went to the Picasso museum to find it closed. We wandered around a bit and went to the Centre Pompidou for the museum of modern art. Apparent the Warhols arent on display now so we struck out again. We wandered more, got a drink then zent to Domaine Lintillac at someones suggestion. We started zith a kir apertif as she suggested and again got the duck, which was recommended. Yummy though not as good as the place yesterday.

By then we were exhausted and it was 930 so we headed back to plot our day tomorrow. very fun though I am quite sore and tired, but suspect we burned off what we ate today. Serious yummy city.

Forgot to mention that for those who claim the french are snobs, and they can be-- they are not always. When we got to the street from the train and subway yesterday and tried to get our bearings, we pulled out our map. someone stopped and asked if we need help, and walked us to the Sorbonne right by our hotel. It was very nice.

Well lots more I Could write but I am tired and this keyboard is really slowing things down. Paris is as beautiful as I remember and packed with things to do. I highly recommend and if it means anything, it is my very first repeat of any place outside the US. I love it here.