Sunday, February 9,2014
Jon & Jen are in Paris now! They actually got there on Saturday.
Hey! Yes we made it to Paris! We flew in yesterday from Florence. Our last day in Florence (Friday) we walked around the city and took a chianti wine tour, we met some girls from Oklahoma who are studying abroad for a semester--there are lots of a American students in Florence! That night we went to a restaurant down the street for our last dinner there and it was great, lots of pasta, bread, and espresso.... Good thing we got in our 4-5 mile walks everyday!
We got to Paris last night and took a walk to see Notre Dame and the Seine river. Our hotel is in the St. Germain neighborhood, it's busy but pretty fun--lots of restaurants, bars, and people. We had dinner in the neighborhood (pizza--but French/Alsace style, very very thin crust!).
Jon got to sleep in this morning (til 10am!), so we got a late start but did a walk around Ile de la Cite--Notre Dame, Latin Quarter, Saint-Chappelle, Pont Neuf.... we came back to the hotel to rest for a minute, and then we are heading back out to check out the Eiffel Tower. Today and tomorrow morning/afternoon are the best days for weather so we are saving the museums and Versailles for when the rain comes!
We got to Paris last night and took a walk to see Notre Dame and the Seine river. Our hotel is in the St. Germain neighborhood, it's busy but pretty fun--lots of restaurants, bars, and people. We had dinner in the neighborhood (pizza--but French/Alsace style, very very thin crust!).
Jon got to sleep in this morning (til 10am!), so we got a late start but did a walk around Ile de la Cite--Notre Dame, Latin Quarter, Saint-Chappelle, Pont Neuf.... we came back to the hotel to rest for a minute, and then we are heading back out to check out the Eiffel Tower. Today and tomorrow morning/afternoon are the best days for weather so we are saving the museums and Versailles for when the rain comes!
Jon & Jen at the Eiffel Tower
Jon & Jen at Notre Dame during their walk this morning in Paris
The Latin Quarter of Paris (French: Quartier latin, IPA: [kaʁtje latɛ̃]) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne.
Known for its student life, lively atmosphere and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself, such as the École Normale Supérieure, the École des Mines de Paris (a ParisTech institute), Panthéon-Assas University, the Schola Cantorum, and the Jussieu university campus. Other establishments such as the École Polytechnique (also a ParisTech engineering school) have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings.
The area gets its name from the Latin language, which was once widely spoken in and around the University since Latin was the international language of learning in the Middle Ages.
La Sainte-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [la sɛ̃t ʃapɛl], The Holy Chapel) is a royal medieval Gothic chapel, located near the Palais de la Cité, on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France.
Begun some time after 1239 and consecrated on 26 April 1248,[1] the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Its erection was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom.
With the Palais de la Cité, today called La Conciergerie, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité. Although damaged during the French revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it retains one of the most extensive in-situ collections of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the world.
The Pont Neuf (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ nœf], New Bridge) is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. Its name, which was given to distinguish it from older bridges that were lined on both sides with houses, has remained. It stands by the western point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was the heart of medieval Paris.
The bridge is composed of two separate spans, one of five arches joining the left bank to the Île de la Cité, another of seven joining the island to the right bank. Old engraved maps of Paris show how, when the bridge was built, it just grazed the downstream tip of the Île de la Cité; since then, the natural sandbar building of a mid-river island, aided by stone-faced embankments called quais, has extended the island. Today the tip of the island is the location of the Square du Vert-Galant, a park named in honour of Henry IV, nicknamed the "Green Gallant".
Bob has finally finished with the engine and it runs like a charm !!
Today was a work day. I finished making covers for all the diesel cans and started working on the helm area. Haven't finished it yet. I need to go out and purchase a few things before I can finish it.
Ross & Randy made it into town on Saturday night. They drove all the way through...the crazy guys! We are meeting them on Monday for some possible sunning and lunch/dinner. It'll be great to see them !
Nothing big happened today...except all our hard work. Will be beaching it again tomorrow so maybe we will see some more great sights !!
Begun some time after 1239 and consecrated on 26 April 1248,[1] the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Its erection was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom.
With the Palais de la Cité, today called La Conciergerie, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité. Although damaged during the French revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it retains one of the most extensive in-situ collections of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the world.
The Pont Neuf (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ nœf], New Bridge) is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. Its name, which was given to distinguish it from older bridges that were lined on both sides with houses, has remained. It stands by the western point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was the heart of medieval Paris.
The bridge is composed of two separate spans, one of five arches joining the left bank to the Île de la Cité, another of seven joining the island to the right bank. Old engraved maps of Paris show how, when the bridge was built, it just grazed the downstream tip of the Île de la Cité; since then, the natural sandbar building of a mid-river island, aided by stone-faced embankments called quais, has extended the island. Today the tip of the island is the location of the Square du Vert-Galant, a park named in honour of Henry IV, nicknamed the "Green Gallant".
Today was a work day. I finished making covers for all the diesel cans and started working on the helm area. Haven't finished it yet. I need to go out and purchase a few things before I can finish it.
Ross & Randy made it into town on Saturday night. They drove all the way through...the crazy guys! We are meeting them on Monday for some possible sunning and lunch/dinner. It'll be great to see them !
Nothing big happened today...except all our hard work. Will be beaching it again tomorrow so maybe we will see some more great sights !!
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