We checked in for our flight with so much time that we were able to take a lot of videos for making reels and were able to access the Delta sky lounge so we passed the time snacking and drinking champagne.
We had first class tickets so we were able to board and get settled quickly. After a delicious dinner, I watched a movie then tried to get some rest. Ended up getting about 3 hrs in total.
I couldn’t get my phone to connect with my international plan so that was frustrating at 6 am. We were able to find the train to go to central Paris pretty easily and had arrived at our hotel around 7:30 am. We were too early to check in but we were able to store our baggage and off we went.
We started walking to the Luxemberg Gardens and it was so nice. There were so many people exercising and walking to work.
We stopped at a restaurant near the gardens for a coffee and a snack before we went and toured the Pantheon.
It was really beautiful. The carvings and the paintings were stunning. There was a crypt that ran underneath that had very famous French citizens like Marie Curie and Voltaire. We went up to the panoramic view and were able to see the city and different areas that we would be seeing later that day.
We walked by Notre Dame enroute to Sainte Chappelle , it is still under construction from the fire in 2018, I think.
The stained glass of Sainte-Chappelle was so intricate and there were hundreds of tiny portraits. The light was hitting it just right and even though it was quite busy, I was able to get some good pictures.
From there we walked to Cour Carree, the Louvre and the pyramids. The court yard was so busy and there were musicians playing all around. The architecture and details were a bit overwhelming. We didn’t tour any part of it but walked around and through it.
We grabbed a sandwich from a stand and sat in the park, listening to the musicians and watching a man blow bubbles for kids. He had different setups that could do tons of small bubbles or massive ones. The adults and the kids both enjoyed the bubbles.
From there we walked and toured the France’s national library and it had a very intricate oval glass roof. It was packed with people studying and on computers but completely silent.
After the library, we went to Palais Granier and toured. It was absolutely gorgeous. The paintings, the architecture, the lighting and candelabras. It was very packed as well with tourists. We could only access a few floors but the opulence was a bit overwhelming when you consider when it was built and the types of parties and operas that it housed.
We ended the day with watching the sunset from the top of Paris Montparnasse tower. It was very windy and a bit cool but very nice. We were able to get a 360 view of Paris and everything we had seen that day. Enroute to the hotel, we stopped and had a late dinner and we tried escargot and it was delicious. I also had my first spritz
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