After a very long flight and fitfull airplane sleeping, we arrived in Paris. The plane from Seattle was delayed about 30 minutes, so they had already started boarding the Paris flight when we arrived at the gate.
Yesterday (Sunday) was a very full day of sights and sounds. We started by just getting to the hotel. This involved taking a train from the airport to a stop about a mile from our hotel. From there, we walked to the hotel. Along the way we were helped along the way by a couple of friendly locals. Shawna was greeted along the way by the calling card of some unknown french dog. :-) They apparently don't have the same clean-up-after-your-dog laws that we do. #
After settling in, we headed out on the streets and walked up to the Notre Dame. Along the way we saw many sidewalk cafes full of chatting groups of people. The cars are smaller here (no SUV's), but the motorbikes are bigger and more plentiful. The Notre Dame was an amazing sight. Beautiful stained glass and old statues -- presumably tombs of archbishops past. While we were there, they had a pipe organ concert, so we got to hear the organ filling that massive space. I especially love the powerful bass notes.
Shawna and Ian are now ready to head out for day 2, so I'll post more later.
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