Schmucks do Paris

On my last night in Avignon I went out to dinner with some of the  other participants the night before leaving for Paris:

So aside with an issue with the shuttle to Paris and having to take a taxi, the kids arrived in one piece. After setttling in to our apartment (on the 4th floor walk-up) we headed out to walk a bit before the kids crashed into bed. Here a few pictures of our first day and a half in Paris:
The courtyard of our building:

This is our appartment. Christian sleeps up in the tiny loft at the top of the ladder: What you see is it. The bathroom is behind that wood door and the kidtchen is behind the window on the right.

Paris City Hall: Hotel de ville

 Notre Dame

I.M. Pei's pyramid at the Louvre

Today we sent to mass at St. Severin and a visit to the Cluny museum. I saw Joan of Arc's (supposed) sword and Durandal, the sword of Roland in the Chanson de Roland. Possibly the most exciting thing the this entire trip. Durandal......amazing!!!

After mass and the Cluny museum we headed to Sacre Coeur

The view outside our apartment window

Tonight we plan on taking a boat ride on the Seine and tomorrow we plan on hitting the Eiffel Tower, Rodin Museum and Napoleon's tomb in the morning. Haven't quite decided what to do in the afternoon/evening yet.