Room With A View

This is the actual view from our balcony! Oui, that's the Tour Eiffel in the center. Here's looking in the opposite direction:
That's Montmartre/Sacre Coeur in the distance. And here's looking north on Rue Bac,directly below us (Duchesse, there's an Eric Bompard store right across the street):
The weather is gorgeous...mid 70's and clear skies. It's supposed to cool down in a couple of days and we may get some rain on Thursday. We dropped off our bags (except for mon mari's which inexplicably missed our connecting flight and should be delivered any time now) at the hotel when we arrived early this morning, and headed first to Jardins Luxembourg.

Look at that light! Isn't is amazing?
We then wandered the neighborhood, and eventually wound up at Ile St. Louis for a scoop of Berthillon. But check out this scene...SO Parisian.

I think Bicycle Man and the others were waiting for the cafe to open.

My jet lag has been minimal this time. Don't know whether it was all the water I drank on the flight over, or the fact that I managed to sleep about an hour on the plane, but I've been going strong all day with only a twenty minute catnap a little while ago. Tomorrow we do some shopping and more wandering, and then Tuesday and Wednesday we hit the museums. Posting may be sporadic, but I'll do my best to update with highlights. Paris is as fabulous as ever!

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