The streetwalkers hit the streets of Paris again. First we went to the Cluny Museum. It had all medieval artifacts and was really interesting. See picture of Barbara with a statue of Saint Barbara. Then we went to the Pantheon. The pendulum was removed for repairs. Then we went to the Luxembourg Gardens. See picture. Then we headed towards Montparasse Tower for another view of Paris. On the way there we stopped at a pharmacy because I could not stop sneezing. The pharmacist asked me several questions and then I bought allergy medication, the medicine seems to be working. Also on the way to the tower we passed a lovely pastry store. See pictures. We had lunch even though we weren’t hungry and it was worth it. We went up the Montparasse Tower. See picture. We walked back to the hotel for warmer clothes and then went thru Notre Dame Cathedral. The we went to the Pompidou Museum (modern art) and Igor Stravinsky square. Then we walked to the Louvre. Yes I have pictures of the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory and Venus de Milo. By this time we were really tired so we went back to the hotel to rest. We went out for a light dinner and then walked around some more. It is our last evening in Paris so we stopped into a Chocolatier and bought desert. Back to the hotel early – 11pm- London tomorrow.

OMG. We get back to the hotel a couple of minutes before midnight.
We left the hotel at about 9.30am. First we went to Versailles. There are a few pictures – one of the hall of mirrors, some of the beautiful gardens and one of Barbara in front of the main gate. It was jammed with people. I took a picture of Marsha waiting in line so you could get an idea of the line. The wait was approx 3 hours. Marsha went in to buy tickets and I went to wait in line, which saved us about an hour in line if we had both gone to buy tickets. We bought 2 day museum passes which are good at all the museums. We left Versailles at approx and headed to the Rodin museum. It is a great museum, they also have beautiful gardens and the most beautiful roses. The Thinker is in the middle of this stunning rose garden. The we walked to the Dome church (Napoleon’s Tomb). The inside domes are magnificent, then we walked to the Champs Élysées and then to the Arc de Triumph. This is a very long walk. Then we climbed the stairs to the top of the Arc de Triumph for the view. See picture of Marsha & Barbara on top of the Arc. Then we took the subway to Sacre Couer to see the church and another view. What a view! The Eiffel Tower is lit and starting at 10pm it has sparkling lights for 5 min every hour. We saw them at 11 and then took the subway back. I took lot of pictures with my regular camera and so did Marsha. I need to get some sleep – tomorrow another day in Paris. Met people from Montana and Sweden at breakfast. Bon Nuit

It is now the next morning. Traveling this way is not for the faint of heart. We are not even saving ticket stubs, because we would have to carry them. After you board a train, subway and then carry your luggage to the 3rd floor you try to make everything as light as possible. It sounds easy, but to get to the subway you have to basically go down two flights of stairs and up two flights of stairs and thru turnstiles. Not that easy with luggage. Also it doesn’t getting dark here until 10:30pm. 8pm seems like 5pm. Weather has been cold and windy, but today it is supposed to be 19 degrees tomorrow. Thank goodness it hasn’t rained. Meeting a lot of nice people.

It is now 1am and we just hot back to the hotel. The day started when we took a 10am train in Csrcassone to Paris. The trains are very nice. It was a 7 1/2 hour trip that was very comfortable. In fact I couldn’t stay awake. The train lulls everyone to sleep.
Thank goodness for Marsha. When we got to Paris we got on a subway to take us near our hotel in the Latin Quarter. I would have been totally lost. Ben Franklin and other founding fathers stayed in this hotel when they came to France. We dropped our bags and headed out. We are a few blocks from Notre Dame so of course we went there
See pictures. There is a picture of the front of Notre Dame and when I turned around you can see the top of the Eiffel Tower just to the left of the tree. Of course there is a picture of our dinner and Marsha having some wine. Then we headed to the Eiffel Tower. I should mention that it is freezing here. People are still in their winter coats. At the tower it is organized chaos. Too many people and not enough room. There is a picture of Marsha and I at midnight on top of the Eiffel Tower. There is also a picture of Paris from the tower.
I am not adding everyone’s comments to the blog because I think it would just become too big. We can read them and love them!!’ Keep them coming. I am very tired. Will post more later. We also met several women from Singapore and a woman and her daughter from Kazakastan.
Bon Soir!