An early arrival in Nimes, and the TGV (fast train doing 700km in 3hrs) to Paris had us checking in to our Paris hotel in time for a late lunch.

A change of room (first was cramped) enabled a fantastic view of the "Sacre Bleau" opps I mean The Basilique du Sacré-Coeur.


We had come from the pleasant south with the temps around 28 degrees. Next morning (Wed) we arose to the cold snap that dropped Paris to around 12-14 degrees. Putting on our unused jeans and jumpers we headed out. Within 5 minutes we had purchased a couple of travel raincoats and pondered what we wanted to do for the day. Was the weather of the day a one off or was this to be the rest of the trip?


Not being in Paris every other weekend we headed south zagged around the back of the Louvre and came across a church we would normally have missed - St-Germain-l'Auxerrois, the chapel of the Louvre. If it was good enough for Monet to paint 140yrs ago (found that out looking up the name) then it was plenty good enough for us to take a photo or seven.