Our first night's sleep was good. I would say almost TOO good! We flopped into bed at around 10:15, and woke up 14 hours later! Well at least Adam did. I woke up after about 13 hours. I don't remember the last time Adam slept longer than me. The jet lag must have hit us hard! Also good to know that our bed is tres comfortable.

Our first full day in Paris was quite tame, but great nonetheless.  Before doing anything, I was determined to have my first croissant of the trip.  We found a cute little boulangerie before we began our day of sight-seeing.

We took in Ile de la Cite and Ile St-Louis at the center of Paris. The Ile de la Cite is dominated by the soaring cathedral, Notre-Dame de Paris. What a beautiful sight. The last time I was here was about half my life ago with my Tato (dad) and sister, Olesia.


There are more pictures that can be seen when you click on the slide show in the top right corner of the blog.

It began to rain after our visit to Notre Dame, so we wanted to find a nice little cafe to take refuge. We had a lovely meal on the Ile St-Louis at a place called Le Saint Regis.  We had an antipasto-type dish called "Assiette Campagnarde".  It was a fabulous assortment of meats and cheeses.  Served with a cut up baguette, butter and half a litre of Bordeaux, it satisfied our craving for a lovely French lunch.

 

 My next mission was to go get us a couple of scoops of the famous ice creams of Berthillion, just a couple of blocks from the restaurant.  They boast over 100 delicious flavors... Perfect... Just what I need... A lot of choices ;)  Unfortunately, they were closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, a trend we found with a few restaurants and establishments we walked by.  Knowing me and my relationship with ice cream, we will go back and get our ice cream!!

As most of you are probably enjoying dinner right now, we are thinking about needing to get ourselves into bed.  With all the sleep we got last night, we are not in the least tired at 2:30 am.  We are also just extremely excited to be in this enchanting city.  Off to dream about the Eiffel tower and the ballet at the Opera National de Paris at the Palais Garnier, that we plan on seeing tomorrow.  Bonne nuit!