Sept 17 Last Tango in Paris
As I compose this final entry into the blog of our UK / Paris 2024 vacation, I am admittedly sitting on my own couch with my feet on my own coffee table working on the early stages of jet lag. Debbie says the job is not done until the final day is documented, and so the subsequent stages of jet lag will have to wait. The last full day of our vacation began with a walk across the city to Ile de la Cite, an island in the Seine that was once the hub of Paris. We took advantage of the Paris pass that we had purchased to enjoy a brunch that included a glass of champagne and an iconically French dish called croque monsieur. Croque Monsieur is essentially a ham and cheese sandwich, but ever-so-much better with a fancy French name, and better again if spoken with a French accent. Next on our agenda was a visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral, where we had a guided tour that, sadly, was a strictly outdoor event because of the 2019 fire that gutted the historic building. It’s ...
