I woke up Saturday morning and headed to Jardin du Luxembourg for a quick morning walk. The gardens were only a block from our hotel. They were created in 1612 by Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV who also had the Luxembourg Palace built as her residence. The palace is now the home of the French Senate. The gardens have over 100 statues and fountains. It was fun to walk thru I left the gardens and headed up to see the Pantheon a monument built between 1758 and 1790. From there i headed down to buy some croissants from La Maison d’Isabelle. I had read they were the best croissants in all of Paris the they did not disappoint. They were delicious, really flaky and buttery. I headed back to the room and we ate the pastry and then headed out for coffee.
We had the whole day in Paris before us and we decided to walk to the Eiffel Tower to help us get in shape for our walk that was starting tomorrow. We walked along the Seine, and bought a sandwich for lunch along the river, strolled past the Louve, the palace and the National Gallery. Unfortunately I tripped on one of the cobblestones and twisted my ankle but was still able to walk.
We decided to take the train back but after only one stop there was an issue with the train so we got off and walked back. We walked a total of 33,000 steps and were exhausted. But, we had tickets that evening for The Paradis Latin, a burlesque style show, so we took a nap before heading out to dinner and the show. We didn’t know how we would stay awake for a show that started at 9:30 pm (way past our bedtime) but it was a great show and very entertaining as well as a bit risqué. If you are looking for something unique in Paris I would recommend it.
