Monday, April 28, 2008

There are so many gargoyles on the walls of Notre Dame, but here is one little guy whom we enjoyed.
After Notre Dame, we visited the Concergerie, where during the French Revolution people were held until their executions.This is the great hall, where the masses were kept. The gothic arches are so cool, especially when lit like this. This actually used to be the palace of one of the French kings, but after the Louvre was built, he moved there instead.
Wealthy and highly political prisoners were kept in cells, including Marie Antoinette. Here is her lovely cell.
We wandered across the streets to Place Saint Michel. Mike dubbed it his favorite part of Paris (I wonder why). It was also the only place, so he said, that he actually recognized where we were durings our ramblings. Otherwise, he just let me navigate.

Next we just started wandering the streets of Paris and eventually found ourselves at the Pompadou Center. We didn't actually go in, but we did hang out on the slope and watch an Asian man playing the guitar sing American songs with a group of German teenagers.

Our wanderings next took us by the Louvre. Again, we didn't go inside, but we did enjoy the gardens and the fountains and the pyramids. Earlier in the day, when we told Ian that we were going to the Louvre, he said that we shouldn't go. When Mike asked him why, he said that it was too stinky. "What do you mean?" mike asked. "Well," said Ian, "The loo is stinky!" That's what you get when words sound so similar!
Dinner that night was crepes at a very nice creperie on the Rue Daguerre. My crepe was square, while Mike's was octagonal.

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