Another Church?

You may say, "you visited another church?" Aren't you getting tired of them?" I thought the answer may have been yes but I would have been wrong.

Day started at 9:00 a.m.

Each church gets better and better. Yesterday, we visited Sainte Chapelle. The stained glass windows in the church are so beautiful! I actually sat down and just looked at all of the bible scenes that were depicted in each of the panels. Much of the church and some of the windows were destroyed during the French revolution but its been restored. Even so, when you walk in on the first floor, you think, what's the big deal? Mnay of the columns are losing paint and some big chips have been taken out of the plaster. However, you walk up the very tight circular staircase, into the chapel reserved for the aristocracy, and you say "Wow!" Julie took many pictures so you'll see it too!

From Sainte Chapelle, we journeyed to the Louvre (yes, we walked!) in 90F+ weather - can we say "smarmy?" Julie and I both lost our drive in the Louvre. We saw the Mona Lisa, Winged Victory and the Venice di Milo; we saw Greek, Roman, and French sculpture, Egyptian antiques, Italian paintings, all of it more beautiful than the last. But its the ceilings that no one tells you about. They are just as beautiful and oppulent as anything else that we've seen.

From the Louvre, we went on our dinner cruise. The food was good but we had better after we visited Giverny. We did have some fabulous wine though and the cafe creme brulee was very good. It was hot though; Julie and I were seated on the sunny side of the ship. The cruise lasted about an hour and a half.

Then, we walked to the Eiffel Tower; Julie and I thought we were going to take the metro. Bob sure loves to walk. By the time we made it to the Tower, I had to use the wc; it cost .40 cents but it was clean and had toilet seats. I didn't care at that point. Compared to Wednesday morning, the Eiffel Tower area was jammed!

We saw the lights lit on the Tower - I still think it looks better from far away. But Julie was happy because she took her night time shots of the tower.

Time day ended included metro ride home 11:15 p.m.

Michelle