Day 4: Tout Autour Paris

Our second day in Paris can basically be summarized by one word: walking. Walked from day until night and then walked some more. The Notre Dame was our first stop of the day. It really was magnificent and much larger than I had imagined. The architecture inside the chapel is phenomenal. The photos really do no justice at all.

Left our mark in the guestbook.

Next, we headed to the Musée d'Orsay.

Then, the Louvre.

The Mona Lisa was tiny! We were a little disappointed. At least now we can say we saw it?

"Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses soeurs!"

Working hard carrying that backpack! Hahah (:

We enjoyed the Louvre more than La Musee d'Orsay and would say that it is definitely worth the time and effort!

Found a little French restaurant while wandering the alleys by the Notre Dame. Robby's caprese salad was delicious.

So was my French onion soup.

Then I got more carpaccio de boeuf!

  Ended the night by taking a stroll to the Pantheon (not to be mistaken for the original Pantheon in Rome). After some research, we found that the Pantheon was "originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve, but after many changes now combines liturgical functions with its role as a famous burial place." It is also an early example of Neoclassicism, with a façade modeled on the Pantheon in Rome. See? Learning this way is much more fun and effective than Humanities or History of Creativity!