Today we slid into our morning -- breakfast at 9:15 and then a leisurely stroll to find the sushi place and boulangerie a student had mentioned on Facebook. Everything in this area pretty much involves a bunch of steps. At least these we only had to go one way -- down.
We found both the restaurant and the boulangerie as well.
Bob is holding his first baguette of the trip.
We had some coffee by the bottom of the aforementioned stairs and just watched the world go by.
Then it was time for our first foray on Le Metro. We took a trip to Pere Lachaise, the famous Parisian cemetery. Getting the metro was no problem, and we didn't have to change subways to get there. We spent over 2 hours meandering around looking at famous people's graves. It was actually pretty interesting.
First there was Rossini.
And then a famous mathematician, Poinsot
Haussmann, city planner of Paris.
Jim Morrison of the Doors
This place was surprisingly peaceful and calm. No sense of sadness for us.
We had a quick meal nearby with Bob tempting fate by having raw beef.
Returning to our hotel in time for afternoon tea, Bob then took a nap while I gathered our things for the evening's concert of Gregorian chants at Notre Dame.
We stopped for beers and photo ops along the way.
Suzie came along for the evening.
The concert was fascinating: 6 singers and their director. They made use of different parts of the church acoustically. And what a gorgeous setting.
Those iconic windows.
After the concert there was a lovely sunset.
We ate a light meal with Belgian beer!! along the river.
And crepes and Salad Niçoise.
Our metro line was steps away from the restaurant--home by 11:30pm.
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