Cliff notes, continued. . . .

Jardin de Luxembourg

Band on the Market street rue Mouffetard

Debbie and Linda joining the hordes of Parisians at a sidewalk cafe

Out on a warm evening for an hour's boat ride on the Seine

Friday, L+D went to the Eiffel Tower early to beat the crowds. They were really glad that they experienced it. When they arrived back, we did a little shopping in Village St. Paul not far from our apartment. Saturday, we went shopping in Saint-Germain-Des-Pres area. For any husbands reading this blog, we didn't find much to buy. We did visit the Cire Trudon, the oldest candle shop in Paris founded in 1643. They provided candles for Versailles. Also visited the Jardin du Luxembourg where there were tons of people hanging out on a warm afternoon. Sunday, we visited the market street of rue de Mouffetard. The narrow street was filled with fresh seafood, including shrimp, mussels and whole fish, cheese shops, fruit and vegetables, and an Italian food shop with fresh pastas. For entertainment, there was a four piece band of old guys and down the rue, a woman singing with the crowd joining in. Popped in The Pantheon but had to get the cheese back to the apartment. We went to rue Tresor for a draft beer (a la pression) as Debbie had longed to join the French people enjoying a beer on the corner at "Les Philosophees". There were no tables but when we circled back a few minutes later, we grabbed a couple of tiny tables! Yeah!! It was only after awhile of enjoying our time there, that Debbie discovered we were sitting at a bar next to Les Philosophees. Missed our target! We still enjoyed sitting there with our beers very much. Then we took an hour boat ride on the Seine. It was a beautiful warm evening and the sights with the lights were wonderful. There will be some photos added to this blog as soon as we meet up with Brianna on Friday in Nantes. The ipad is not able to download photos for some dang reason.