Finally we didn’t have to wake up early. So we didn’t. It is better to take the later trains from where we were because the early ones are so packed. We made it to Notre Dame, but they are still doing construction to repair the damage from the fire. It is scheduled to open again in a few months. That part of Paris was my favorite. There were little streets and shops everywhere. The traffic was much lighter and it was very pedestrian friendly. There was also a really nice river walk on the Seine. Took me three times looking that up to spell it right.
We were walking with the kids and came across a church that seemed open. it was Sunday so there were services happening, but we were allowed to roam around inside. It was surprisingly beautiful. The kids were much more impressed with the school we walked by that had games and mazes painted on the ground. They took a good 40 minutes to do them all. I think this neighborhood is what people are describing when they talk about how cool Paris is.
An empty train car! That is my favorite kinds of train car. You can see by the giant smile on my face.
Lindsay found a bookstore where they let struggling writers live there if they work a few shifts during the week.
Lindsay walked us over to this gigantic park. There was a game in one of the travel books where the kids had missions to find different statues.
There were about five of these games on the ground outside the school. It brought our day to a halt until the kids explored them all. I felt bad for the kids inside the school that were staring out the window.
On our second attempt we were able to eat at Bo & Mie. it was worth the wait. Max’s chicken sandwich was really good. Not Chick Fila good, but really good.