TILT: (Sun) Travel day to Switzerland, but remembering Paris

While taking the train to visit friends in Switzerland, I reflected on the fun of Paris.





After all the museums and monuments and squares and walking, a few things stand out. These include:

the Metro






playing boule in a garden at lunch




the little streets with Parisian life (and of course cafes), like Rue Cler



the little churches that pop out at you as you round corners, stuck in a niche (St. Sulpice, St. Germain des Pres, and so many others ...)





the food, including crepes




the little restaurants, stuck in out of the way places that someone knew to send us to




the chocolate





the food, including the bread and things built on that






Notre Dame, of course -- visited in the whirlwind, but to me less impressive than ...




the odd gas stations




(ok, that was a joke -- Notre Dame WAS impressive, more outside than in. The church that impressed me most inside is ... coming later in this blog entry!)

What else do I remember?

the Cafe life




the Rodin Museum -- visited at some point in there




Sainte Chapelle -- the most wonderful thing in Paris -- a palace of stained glass reaching to heaven




So wonderful, it bears repeating.




All in all, a wonderful visit!