Two Days in Paris

Where did all these people come from? Isn’t this the low season? We do not remember these crowds. Can’t even imagine what it was like earlier this summer.

Yesterday we found our way to Norte Dame Cathedral to have a late breakfast across the street.

Like so many things, it’s sadly not the same as last time we were here. But hopefully it will return to its former glory.

Afterwards we strolled on down to the d’Orsay which, in spite of modest crowds, is still so very beautiful.

We weren’t sure if we wanted to go back to visit the Louvre today…especially when we checked on line and there were no tickets available. But this morning we decided to head on over anyway. There were long lines outside; but we got into the orange queue for visitors “sans reservations” to see what would happen, and we were inside in 20 minutes. Yay. Of course so was everyone else. Yikes. 

Spent a couple hours wandering. Up and down stairs galore. Said hello to Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. And then worked our way to the Latin Quarter for an absolutely delicious late lunch at Restaurant Narro

Might have had a bit too much wine on top of all the walking. We are pretty beat. But we had to make the most of the day because tomorrow we wind our way back home. 

There is no doubt traveling is a different kind of challenging than it was when we were younger. But we are so still grateful that we have gotten to do as much of it as we have. Here’s hoping there are still a lot more experiences to come.

For now, au-revoir.