From the airport we went to the hotel. We were exhausted after the flight but excited to be in Paris.
After checking in, we headed out seeking culinary experience for lunch. After wandering about we stopped at
a sidewalk cafe and tried to order. Virginia Ann was able to order cheese and bread using her extensive
French vocabulary. Both were excellent and became a staple for the rest of the trip.
Hotel info:
Hotel De Bretagne
Address: 33 rue Raymond Losserand
Phone 33-1-45 38 52 59
E-mail:
Web:
In our hunt for a good lunch spot we stumbled onto the old theater district with beautiful old
facade. After lunch, we walked around the area near the hotel. We walked to the Jardin du
Luxembourg
At the end of the Luxembourg Garden is the Paris Observatory built in 1667, its southern wall is
the determining point for Paris's official latitude, 48 degrees 50' 11''. French time was based
on this meridian until 1911 when the country adopted the international Greenwich Meridian.
Then past the Paris Observatory to the Catacombs - Virginia Ann and I did not go into the boules
of Paris - marking the point is a huge bronze Lion of Belfort by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi the
sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. He was a link to the next sight.
This is a picture of the tomb in the Cimetiere de Montparnasse. In this cemetery are some
illustrious residents such as Auguste Bartholdi who designed the Statue or Liberty.
