Paris. – June 10 – 11/13

This morning it was about sleeping in a little, taking a few moments to catch our breath and enjoy some of the Latin Quarter of Paris before we moved to our apartment over in the St. Germaine des Pris area of Paris.

After a leisurely breakfast we headed out for a walk and a coffee at a sidewalk cafe……… yummy!

We wandered up to the Luxembourg Gardens and then strolled the streets and figured out which bus to catch after lunch.

Shortly after 12:00 p.m. we caught the bus to our new accommodations for the next 7 days and while we waited we visited the local cafe that is about 3 doors for where we are staying.

Just before the per-arranged time of 2:00 p.m. we walked over to the entry to the apartment building. Well, the time ticked away and we almost started to think we had been scammed and that we would be looking for alternate accomodations for the night. Around 2:00 p.m. a very nice lady in the business next door came and opened the main door for us and explained that our contact was always late and that he would be here shortly. Well sure enough 5 – 10 minutes later Mr. Demery arrived.

We headed upstairs and he showed us everything and then off he was gone.

After settling in we started to explore the area and are looking forward to our next few days in this area of Paris.

June 11/13

Today we walked over to Invalides, it’s a military complex and it is where the Great Emperor Napoleon is entombed.

From here we headed off to the Rue Cler district and strolled the market area. It’s not quite as impressive as we thought it would be, especially after strolling the street market in Amsterdam.

Then it was off to The Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero. Even though we have been here before it is still amazing. To think that they built the Eiffel Tower and it was only to last 20 years and here we are over 100 years later and it is still one of the most visited sites in Paris.

We took a bunch of pictures, wandered through the crowds and then found a quiet spot in the Trocadero to have a lunch.

From here we headed back to our apartment in St. Germain des Pris.