Sunday March 27th – After breakfast we head by Métro to the Ile de la Cité

We attend Easter Service at the Notre Dame Cathedral

A headless St. Denis

After worship we gather for a photo-op in front of the cathedral

And I gave them a recap of the sermon (it had been in French, of course!)

Once again – lunch afterward in the Latin Quarter

The upper eating room

View from the upper room

After lunch we take a walk along the Seine River

The Conciergerie – where prisoners were kept
before they were brought to the guillotine during the French Revolution (1790s)

The Pont Neuf

Our destination was the Musée d'Orsay --
but when we got there we discovered that the line was several hours long

We decide to head (by an unusual underground train) on to the Eiffel Tower

Naturally -- there is a spectacular view from the top of the tower

A few of us pass up the Eiffel Tower climb – and relax at a nearby Seine-side cafe instead

We complete the afternoon with a Seine River boat tour

The rain finally hits as we are making our way to the restaurant (Auberge du Père Louis) for dinner

The food is excellent –
but the room turns horribly hot after a horde of Portuguese press in on us in the upper room

For some of us it has been a long and tiring day
(of course the lack of sleep hasn't helped any)

After dinner Bob, Joe, Brent and Tate head out to a hookah bar in the Latin Quarter
to try some oriental tobacco smoking

Finally they head back to the hotel (in a taxi -- for the Metro is closed)

  Miles H. Hodges - 2005