Paris!

We just got back from a very quick tour of Paris. We took the metro from Chessey Station at Disneyland Paris to Place du Chatelet. It was quite a maze to navigate the underground metro system to appear at the Seine. The signs were there, you just had to constantly navigate through a ton of bustling Parisians making their way to the city. Once we came up to the street, we made our way to Notre Dame. It was simply incredible. We met a long time friend of my Uncle who gave us a wonderful tour of the city. Sue has wonderful insight into her city and was able to give us a lot of history about the Cathedral. There are several stain glass windows. There are three large ‘Rose’ windows that are incredible. Sue told us that during World War II, they were afraid that Paris would be bombed by the Germans, so they removed every piece of stain glass and hid them around the countryside. After the war was over, they replaced every piece to its original location.

We also saw the prison where Marie Antoinette and her children were kept and later executed. It is actually now an office building.

We made our way to the Eiffel Tower and unfortunately, the top floor was closed due to inclement weather. We were able to make it to the second platform and see Mont St. Michele and wonderful views of the River Seine.

We are getting ready for Barcelona in the morning! Hopefully, the luggage will follow us there! Rumor has it that British Airways has finally located the last piece of luggage and is going to deliver it tonight.