Second day in Paris. Started the day with baguettes and croissants for breakfast. Very nice.
We were going to try and hit the top of the Eiffel tower today. But with the very overcast conditions, I don't think that's going to happen.
Went down to the Louvre today. Another one of those overimpressive buildings that all tourists have to mark off on their checklists. As you might expect, the building is overfilled with artwork - in some ways there's too much stuff to take in in one day. So much of it because a bit of a blur. Large ammounts of religious stuff as you might expect. Had a look at the Mona Lisa. There were the typical huge queue's in front of it so we went around the side. Margaret seemed to enjoy spending the day spotting midgets in the various paintings.
Took a walk along the Seine where we had lunch. Yet another river which still has traffic flowing along in yet they seem to be able to build plenty of bridges across it. Funny that.
Had a look at Notre-Dame. Now this is a big building. Once again the Catholic Church knows how to impress. Dad went and took confession - I guess whatever makes him happy.
Went and looked at some of the crypts and foundations that have been uncovered under the areas near Notre-Dame. Pretty cool when you look at the bits built by the Romans. The bits built before and then afterwards.
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