Paris is always a good idea

Hello again from Europe! I leave for London tonight and then return home tomorrow morning. I have had a marvelous time on my trip and look forward to sharing more about it when I get home. I can't write much now because there a few more things I'd like to see before leaving Paris.

Yesterday, I started my afternoon by going to the park. Of course, in Europe a park is nothing like a park at home, pas de tout!


This is the famous Jardin du Luxembourg and the Palais du Luxembourg, which now houses the French senate. Wouldn't this be a nice place to go whenever you would like.



From there I found the Pantheon, which resembles St. Paul's Cathedral quite a lot from the outside. Some of Paris most elite philosophers, scientists, and authors are buried here including Victor Hugo, Voltaire, and Alexandre Dumas. This building is also the place where Foucoult was able to test his theory of the earth's revolution by hanging a pendulum from the top of the dome.

I ended my day at a cafe called Les Deux Magots, made famous by the literary elite who often ate there. I had the most delicious Croque Provencal.

Now I'm off to see the Sainte Chapelle and hopefully the Musee D'Orsay.

A bientot mes amies!