Edward is feeling better and it is sunny today. He thought the fresh air and sun could be good for him so we have ventured out. We went to the Luxembourg Gardens.
We were watching some people playing tennis and a bird dropped his business on Edward’s wind breaker. We were able to find a WC (restroom) at the tennis center and he was able to get it washed off. Lucky he had the wind breaker as it was quick to dry and we didn’t need to go back to the apartment.
Palace at Luxemburg.
Popular place with the sun shining for people watching.
We were having lunch and I saw this Crazy Pink and Lime Green car.
The Pantheon – from Christian basilica to temple of the nation. Famous people are buried here: Victor Hugo, famous for writing Les Miserables; Alexandre Dumas, 3 Musketeers and the Count of Monte Christo and Pierre and Marie Curie, Nobel Laureates in physics for their work on radium.
At the Pantheon.
Students at the University of Paris, sketching and watercolors of the buildings.
A parade of protestors about the tuition increases. We always seem to run into protestors on a trip
We walked up the steps to the top. Yes, 170 steps. They did have 2 stops, 1 just above the floor of the Pantheon.
Another stop just below the dome.
View of Rue Soufflot, the street leading to the Pantheon. Soufflot was the architect that designed the basilica in 1755. He wanted to outdo the church of St. Peter in Rome.
View of the tall building is Tour Montparnasse
Of course, the Eiffel Tower.
University of Paris.
View of Notre Dame (right side side of picture)
Also a view of Sacre Coeur
At the top of the Pantheon Dome.
The Crypt
It has been an exhausting day and I think Edward is ready for a nap. He probably over did it today.
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