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 We kept today simple and spent a few hours walking around the island Ile Saint-Louis.  It's about 10 minutes from our apartment. It isn't known for any major churches or museums, so it is a quieter area. That being said, a lot of people walk across it to get between the Left and Right Banks of Paris. It was easy to avoid the crowds. We looped around the island's border which provided lovely views of the Seine.  We brought sandwiches with us and found a quiet bench along the water to have lunch. There is one street that goes through the middle of the island.  It is dotted with art galleries, restaurants, shops, and ice cream parlors. We had our first ice cream of the trip, and it was delicious.  We also stumbled across another beautiful church that was hosting an art show. It was a great day for a stroll. Between the scenery, weather, and street musicians, it was a lovely afternoon in Paris. We went out for an early dinner expecting onion soup and a French entre...
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 After a slow start to the day that included chocolate croissants, we walked to Tuileries Garden. We spent a lovely afternoon there which included lunch. It is probably one of the prettiest places I've ever been. The flowers, trees, and statues are surrounded by mansions. Jack found it very relaxing.  We explored the area a bit but were definitely out of our league between the Rolex and Cartier stores.  We did get hot chocolate and macaroons from Angelina's which is supposed to be the best. We bought it from a stand in front of the Cafe. There was a line to get into the café. It was delicious but we've had better since we've been here and it wasn't line worthy. We had an evening tour at the Louvre.  Our guide was knowledgeable of history and art making our 2-hour tour very interesting. I am very glad we did the tour. We would not have been able to find our way around on our own and definitely wouldn't have known what we were looking at. We covered a lot of the m...
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 We started the day with a visit to the Archives Museum.  Aside from being in a beautiful mansion it houses many old manuscripts.  Napoleon's will was the most interesting. We left the museum and bought a couple of sandwiches and headed to the Luxembourg Gardens for a picnic lunch.  The walk was longer than I thought but we had a chance to explore different parts of city on the way. The Gardens are huge and many people were enjoying the Spring weather.  After walking through part of the garden, we headed home. To break up the walk we stopped and had coffee and a Napoleon, to continue the day's theme. Aside from a little spill and learning that Jack doesn't do well with small cafe tables, our break was enjoyable. FYI, Napoleon's taste good with a little coffee on them. We returned home and enjoyed some down time and a simple dinner before heading out for a cruise on the Seine.  It was as pretty as you might expect.  Seeing Paris from the river is amazin...
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