When we arrived in Paris, the Air BNB place we booked did not exist. We did not have cell phone service nor did we have any charge on our phones to use any wireless service. We walked around Paris in the St. Germain area and found a place to stay for the night. First we walked to the Jardin De Luxembourg and enjoyed the many different types of gardens in the area. There were over a thousand people in the park eating and drinking as it was about 90 Degrees out. There were sections of families, and younger singles partying with their friends. Some parts of the park had concerts happening; there was a woodwind concert that we watched for about thirty minutes, and we sat in some chairs in the shade eating a sandwich. The Senate building was in the garden and had armed guards on the perimeter of the building. There were many fountains, and activities happening in the park; Pony rides for kids, tennis and Boche ball courts, and there was art work all around the manicured trees and plants. We spent about three hours in the park.
On Monday Morning we took a cab to the Louvre first thing in the morning, and we learned that you can only buy tickets online for the Louvre, and they were sold out for the day; they were also closed the following day on Tuesday.
We took a cab to the Sacre Coeur Area and ate lunch near the Basilica. We went in the Basilica and walked the artist neighborhood including the fabric district of Paris.
After eating lunch at Sacre Coeur, we took a Water Ferry to Notre Dame Cathedral and walked around the recently burned building. Most of it was closed off.
We hopped back on the Water Ferry and followed it until the end of the route.
We got off near the Eiffel Tower and walked to the Arch De Triumph where there was a military band played to the public.
On our walk back to our hotel near the Gare De L’ Est, we walked past two museums that were closed.
The entire walk around town including the Water Ferry took about five hours.
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