The day started off with a typically French breakfast which was a refreshing change to the chain hotels that try and cater for all tastes. After breakfast we set off exploring in light drissle which continued for most of the day, but at least it wasn’t cold and we were mostly indoors. Our first port of call after breakfast was the Sacre Coeur, the hotel receptionist advised us to be careful because Romanian pickpockets were operating in that area. The Sacre Coeur was more impressive than I remembered it, but sadly no photographs were allowed inside the building.
We then made our way to Place de Tetre where I had a Cappuccino which consisted mostly of cream…
Then we walked to the tube station to get to our next port of call, it involved a lot of stairs. My poor knees got a little wobbly, so it was a good job it was time for lunch, which of course meant I was able to have a welcome rest before visiting Notre Dame. I did smile as I rounded the corner and got my first view of Notre Dame. I have been visiting Paris on and off over many years and I have never seen it free of scaffolding. On this occasion the building itself was free of scaffolding, but there was a large scaffolding structure in the process of erection in front of the cathedral!! I learned later that this is part of a temporary structure for the 900th anniversary celebrations next year. It will allow people to see the cathedral details from a closer perspective. I think that is a good enough excuse for me to go back next year 
After Notre Dame we visited the Musee de Cluny which was close by, for several reasons the visit wasn’t quite as planned which was unfortunate.
More coffee and a long soak in the bath were needed after all that walking… Following my relaxation it was again time for our evening meal. We ended up in an Italian restaurant where the Italian waiter spoke to us in French until it was pointed out to him that we were English by his boss It is always a compliment when you get mistaken for a native of the country you are visiting 
Whilst ordering my desert I got the opportunity to teach him the English word Cherry and how to pronounce it. The desert was on the menu but he had not encountered the word before
Hi Cherie, I just lost my last comment for reasons that I don’t understand and I’m not writing it out again unless this also goes into the ether. Suffice to say, I hope you enjoyed yourself and that the relatives were all well behaved!
I did enjoy myself but not all of the relatives behaved perfectly
You galavanter you CherryPie:)
I try to keep myself occupied and my mind active
That was all in one day??????????????
It was rather full on
So – we are to go to Paris with you, Cherie. I will look forward very much to your photos, and the description of the food (which is already creeping in!!)
It makes me smile that you are looking forward to my virtual Paris
I did take rather too many photographs for such a short space of time…
In my disappeared post (problem with cookies prevented it appearing?) I just mentioned that I was traumatised by spending about eight hours in The Louvre, during a french (schoolgirl) exchange scheme, at the tender age of fourteen. Thousands of military uniforms later, I decided that I didn’t much like museums. I could be one of your awkward relatives, but in real life, I tag along and feign interest. I ‘do’ museums without passion. Sunshine, canoeing, bobbing around on boats, and drinking wine are my real loves, on the hedonistic level. I suppose that is why I live in Australia!
I am not sure what happened to your disappeared post, it hasn’t appeared in my spam or moderation queue and I have not encountered a cookie message so I am not sure what that means either :-/
I can quite understand you being traumatised by endless military uniforms. Mr C is very much into those and I do rather like them myself but I do zone out when someone who is really into them (Mr C) goes on and on about them at great length. Way past my interest level.
It doesn’t put me off those museums though, I just do them at my own pace and get out of the education zone so I can see and learn about the things I am interested in
The British Museum for example is one of my favourite places to be. I have my favourite rooms there and I go back an visit them over again when I get the opportunity…
Wine yes I think that is a pleasure we both share
I have to go again soon – when funds permit. Actually if funds did permit I would take Tim and Li to Pere Lachaise for a photo shoot
That would make a fantastic photo-shoot. It is on my list of places to visit next time I go to Paris, which is hopefully next year.
so it was cherry pie for dessert in your Italian restaurant was it?
It was Morello Cherries and ice cream. He gave me the English menu to choose my dessert and therefore I ordered in English.
He thought the word Cherry meant Strawberry and when I explained a little more he thought I meant a berry. We got there eventually
Sounds lovely. Know the memories will last.
Both good and bad memories have a habit of lasting
Cherry, if you keep this up I can see you getting a small village house over here ‘just to save the expense of hotels’ like many people I know – they are very happy living here now.
The hotels in Paris are certainly very pricey. A small village house, does sound rather nice
Sounds wonderful. Makes me want to go there too!
Your should, there is lots to see and then there is the food too
Oh really?!
I took a lot of photos inside there back in 2006. ;o)
Well there were lots of finger wagging Nuns on the way in pointing out that there were no photos allowed. Of course lots of people ignored that, but I would have got no pleasure out of taking photos under such restrictions. So I didn’t