Fortified with French cooking we headed off to the Ste-Chapelle. This required crossing the bridge back to the island of Notre-Dame past the church a few blocks. Cal had read about La Conciergerie - this was the prison where Marie-Antoinette was kept during the French Revolution. Walking with several couples, the group moved past Notre-Dame and came to a large building that Cal incorrectly identified one as the place Marie was kept. Realizing the mistake when we crossed the next street, he corrected his last statement and then incorrectly identified another building as La Conciergerie - we passed another street and for the third time Cal stated that there was the building was where Marie was kept. The last time he was correct, however, for the rest of the trip he had to put up with courses of 'Cal is that is where Marie stayed?' every time we passed a large building
The Ste-Chapelle was beautiful - tucked away inside the Palais de Justice - the chapel has beautiful stained-glass in the upper chapel on the second floor. The first floor is very plain and for the common folk. Up a dark staircase is the upper chapel for the king and his court and is infinitely more spectacular.
Next we wandered on the left bank, stumbling into the Musee National du Moyen-Age (National Museum of the Middle Ages). Inside were spectacular tapestries, something Virginia Ann had been seeking since our arrival. The most famous is the Lady and the Unicorn series, woven in the 15th century.
Our next stop was the Pantheon - a church built by Louis XV as a mark of gratitude for his recovery from a grave illness in 1744. The crypt contains many famous historical figures - Voltaire, Zola and Marie Curie. From there we walked through the Jardin du Luxembourg. Since we had been through the day before this time, we enjoyed the wide garden paths and fountains strolling back to the hotel. Most entertaining were the small boats, some motorized others under their own sails in the huge pond.