Day started with heavy snow falling - very picturesque, but not so good
for sightseeing. We decide to go out anyway to visit the Notre Dame
Cathedral
The trains get us pretty close so there should be minimal walking involved
(famous last words). Walking around proves to be difficult. Although it
stopped snowing around 10am, the sidewalks have turned to a slippery
slush making it treacherous (by the way, officially, we don't like snow -
it's wet, cold, and uncomfortable to be out in).
Once again we get ourselves turned around and inside out trying to navigate
the streets, but eventually we find ourselves in front of the cathedral.
Not too many people are line up to go inside so it isn't long before
we're inside. There was a mass in progress which made the visit all the
more interesting. Quite a magnificent building is the Notre Dame. Well
worth the visit - even more so if you are there when the organ is being
used, the sound is quite magnificent.
By the time we return to the apartment, our feet are wet and cold, our legs are
hurting, noses are frozen, but feeling quite satisfied with the days
outing. Now all we need to do is find a nice restaurant to partake of
our evening meal and all will be well. and we certainly came up trumps
tonight. a little place called Cafe Le Montmartre. We were greeted by a
pleasant young lass at the front door and the sound of a piano being
played inside. A quick perusal of the menu, and spotting some french
dishes like onion soup and beef burgundy, we decide this will do. The
food was wonderful, as was the carafe of red wine (Cote du Rhone if you
spot some in Oz, a really nice drop), and the piano player/singer played
requests for us(quite talented). All in all a wonderful experience.
I don't know how it happened, but we decided to go to the Eiffel Tower to
see what it looked like at night. This involved a couple of train trips
and a bit of a walk to get to it. There was a bitterly cold wind
blowing when we arrived which dropped the temp by a few degrees (no snow
or rain though), but there it was - the tower, looking all golden with
the lights on it. Sam and I decided to go to the top for a nighttime
look at the city, but the very top section was closed due to strong
winds, so we decided to try another day.

Perhaps tomorrow.