Saturday in Paris

Today we started with a wonderful pre-breakfast tour of Notre Dame cathedral. After seeing the beautiful stained glass windows and carvings of the stories of Christ, we set off for breakfast. We found a lovely cafe for breakfast and enjoyed a croissant, baguette, orange juice and hot beverage. After the nourisement stop we headed to Saint Chapelle and were mesmerized by the restoration of the beautiful stained glass window. The panels displayed the old testament stories of the Bible and then the Passion of Christ, with a giant rose window of John's appocolyptic writings from Revelation.
We "broke on through to the other side (Bob)" and toured the cemetery were Jim Morrison and Chopin are buried. It was a huge cemetery with cobblestone walkways and the monuments were above ground, very close together and some were quite grandeous.
We wandered back from our Metro stop and found a cafe with really good food. John and Jackie had an omelet with salad and Bob and I had a whole grain baguette with ham, tomato and cheese served warm witha salad. We stopped at another cafe on our way back to the hotel for desserts. Yummm. Returning to the hotel Jan fell asleep on her way to the bed, John and Bob took short naps and Jackie read.
After rest time we took off for the Eiffel tower to pick up an hour boat tour on the Seine. It was beautiful out and lovely to see things from the water. Upon exiting the boat we were fortunate to see the Eiffel tower lit and the lights were flashing for a while. (Convinced Jan to buy a fun tacky lighted tower souvenier.
Back to the rooms for wine and snacks and then off to bed. Tomorrow may be a slower day for the morning before catching up with Jackie's friend who arranged for our Paris Hotel.
Love to all family and friends!