Since our dinner on Saturday lasted till the end of time, we completely missed the river cruise. No problem, we simply used the same tickets to go early Sunday morning. It was really great. I always love cities that are centered around a river, where all the major monuments, buildings, and landmarks can be seen from the river. That's exactly how Paris is. The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Tuilleries, and lots of beautiful government buildings line the river. Pretty much everything but the Arc de Triomphe and the Sacre-Coeur are on the Seine.
After the cruise, we went to walk around the Ile de la Cité to see the Notre-Dame cathedral. I'm really glad Asher got to see it up close. It truly is amazing how intricately detailed the stone work is and how gorgeous the stain glass windows are. To think that it was built about 1000 years ago is nuts. I think by this point in the trip, however, we both realized that Asher had a plane to catch and that we really didn't have time to see all of the fabulous things that Paris has to offer. Asher never made it to the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Pantheon, or to the top of the Eiffel Tower. However, none of these things are absolutely essential to a Paris experience because Paris is about the vibe, the music, the culture, and the food. It's just the way of life that is drenched in every form of art imaginable, from Van Gogh's impressionism to gold plated Versailles, from delicious Loire Valley wine to our hazelnut ice cream tarte, from music to theater to fashion, that is so magical.
Understandably, goodbye was terrible. But, our weekend was even more of a success with the most fabulous picture ever taken...
Parlez-vous bientôt! bisous!
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