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Île de la Cité,  Paris, April 21, 2023 Where in the world has the week gone?  How can it possibly be the last day of our time in Paris?  Oh my, how wonderful the week has been.  We woke on the early side and had a leisurely breakfast - as usual. Today's adventure took us on a walk along the Seine to La Conciergerie.  We had a mix of "moody skies" and sunny skies today, but no rain at all. Some of Jeff's pictures from our morning stroll ... L'Institut de Paris Batobus on the Seine La  Conciergerie  is a former courthouse and prison  located west of the  Île de la Cité , below the  Palais de Justice .  It was originally part of the former royal palace, the  Palais de la Cité , which also included the  Sainte-Chapelle .  Two large medieval rooms remain from the royal palace.  During the  French Revolution , 2,780 prisoners, including  Marie Antoinette,  were incarcerated, tried, and sentenced at the C...

Paris, April 20, 2023 A Walk in the Park For today's adventure, Jeff selected the Parc Montsouris.  Our little Quiet Corners of Paris  book describes the parc as covering "ten hectares of sprawling lawns peppered with century-old trees, plus flower beds and clumps of shrubbery, and the requisite Haussmann-style appurtenances: lakes, waterfalls, bridges, a tunnel, sculpture." The parc did not disappoint! Getting there entailed a bit of adventure, however.  We have taken to having a slow morning - sleeping a bit late, lingering over breakfast, and generally getting out of the apartment late in the morning. We walked to the Metro stop near the Mus ée d'Orsay. The ticket machines were out-of-order, and when we went to an agent, she said, "I cannot sell you a ticket. Our machines are down, but my colleagues know the problem; the gates are open." So off we went in search of the "C" train to take us to the Notre Dame stop, where we would change to a ...