Last day in Paris

Last night we had a great dinner at La Maison en Hiver. The proprietor, Claude and our waiter Sergi gave us wonderful Parisian service. We were seated in a warm corner next to a lady from Holland. Jaime and I had vegetable soup and steak. After dinner it was back to Julie's apartment where Rick played D.J., entertaining us into the night with his large collection of music.

This morning we awoke early and were on the ERE bound for the Musee Rodin by noon. We walked by the Invalides where the tomb of Napoleon is located. Musee Rodin is just down the street on Rue de Varenne. Part of the gardens were closed due to ice, but the building was open. The building was constructed as a residence and was the finest of its day (circa 1800).

For lunch today, we grabbed a quick BLT from a cafe on the way to our next stop.

After seeing Rodin, we walked along the Boulevard Saint Germain to the Pont Neuf where we took a river boat ride on the Seine. This trip lasted about an hour. The various points of interest were broadcast by a narrator. The river ride took us by many sites we had previously seen and some new ones, too. We had a great view of Notre Dame and Julie's apartment. We yelled to Julie from the top of the boat as we passed, but she was out for lunch.

After the boat ride was over, we walked past the Conciergerie back to Notre Dame. We went inside Notre Dame for a few minutes to watch mass. The Cathedral is quite spectacular inside as well. It is a huge space.

I was impressed that this 800 year old cathedral was equipment with 60 inch plasma screens so that those standing in the wings could see the proceedings!

We then walked back to Julie's. Tonight, we are taking Rick and Julie to dinner and then Julie has reservations to take us to the Crazy Horse. The evening should be lots of fun!

Tomorrow we plan to leave by ERE for Charles de Gaulle about 10:30 a.m. It is starting to snow again. I believe that we have had snow everyday while in Paris.

That's it for the blog. Stay tuned and I'll have some photos next week.

Au revoir,
Sam