Sunday -- Part 2 of the Day--the Adventure Continues

Lloyd and I had visited the archeological crypts several years ago, but the exhibition has been updated and certainly worth another visit.

Lloyd, a student of history, examines a map of medieval Paris

Besides the static displays, there are new 3-D computer images of the building of Notre Dame, etc. It was very interesting. Nancy and I enjoyed it also.

(You can see the computer display on the screen behind us.)

We stopped for lunch at a bistro near the Conciergerie. Unfortunately the team photographer did not take any pictures. As many of you know, this site was first established in the 6th C. by Clovis, the first French king, as his royal residence. Later, through the centuries, it became a prison during the French Revolution. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were held here before being guillotined in 1794 along with over 2700 souls.

When exiting the Conciergerie, we came across two sights--one familiar and another not so:

One of the old Metro signs

None of us were quite sure exactly what this sign is indicating.

Nancy, Jim, and I (along with photographer Lloyd) were now ready to stroll across the Seine and start our stroll up the rue de Rivoli:

Along the way, since the weather had turned quite damp and chilly, Jim managed to spot a Starbucks Coffee--a nice place to take a break on our way to view the Champs Elysees. We ran into a young woman who told us she spends 4-8 hours a day there--why?! Oh, well--another generation.

Our goal for the late afternoon was to make our way through the throngs that were walking through all the Christmas stalls in order to see the lights on the Champs Elysees. 

Even the "locals" are checking their watches for the magical hour.

The local Parisian government apparently "listened" to the people and did away with the horrible blue hoop lights that adorned the trees that line the boulevard in recent years. This year the lights are much lovelier--and we were there for the 5 o'clock illumination:

Voila!! Let there be light!!

We made it there on time; now it was time to head back over to "our" side of Paris. Along the way, we came across something we had not seen before--a portable crepe wagon.

Quite the entreprenuers!

A full day with many memories....on to December!