Day 16 Paris -Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Lourve, Saint Chapelle Bridge

Day 16 Paris -Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Lourve, Saint Chapelle Bridge
Bonjour.......Covered some distance today. Started out a bit late so transferred Eiffel Tower to Thursday or Friday- will do it (if not shut down). Headed for the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees. Walked up the steps (254 of them) to the lookout..well worth it. Got a great overview of Paris. After that headed to The Lourve. Fantastic...had our picnic lunch in the courtyard right next to the pyramids. Bit of an army presence – love the berets! Spent over 3 hours in The Lourve – and still not enough. Very excited to see Mona Lisa – went into battle to try and get a photo, took a few hits, almost had to commando crawl under everyone but I got it and survived. Went back a little while later when the bus loads of tourists had gone and we had a good silent chat. Saw other great works - Venus de Milo, The Dying Slave by Michangelo, some Rembrandt etc. Came out back 5.30 and trained to the famous Saint Chapelle Bridge. Started to rain a little so had a latte near the Seine and walked over when the rain stopped. Cooked great salmon for dinner. Loving the supermarket experience. Notre Dame tomorrow – one of the sight mentioned in the terror alerts. Will be careful. Also catacombs and Monteparte.
Au Revoir