Monday, September 1

August 31 - St. Sulpice, Bastille, Luxenburg Garden, River Cruise down the Seine

We started our day attending church at St. Sulpice.  It is a grand cathedral a very big pipe organ.  They have a short organ concert after the Sunday service.  It was a wonderful sound that easily filled the space. 

This is the location of the Bastille prison.  It was torn down in the 1830 French revolution.  It is  a monument and a large rotary (traffic circle).  A caravan of cars and motorcycles staged a moving protest while we were there. 
Starting the river cruise on the Seine with our friends. 


The people on shore view the spectators on the boat and we do likewise.  You see two groups on shore.  The farthest group was Salsa dancing and the nearest group was ballroom dancing.

One of our high school classmates suggested we have a hot chocolate on the banks of the Seine.  These two cups are for you Glenda.  Granted, ice cream for the four of us followed the picture.
We are ranging from 9.5 to 14 miles a day walking (most days, about 11 miles)  Lots of sights to see.



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