Day Three - Paris - Latin Quarter & Saint Chapelle

I woke up a bit sickly on day three, so we took a slower pace, starting out the day with a baguette from the boulangerie across the street and Nutella. Breakfast of champions.

We took the subway to the Louvre and crossed the Seine at Pont Neuf to get to Notre Dame. Notre Dame's facade is much more impressive in person than in photos. Inside, the ceilings are very tall, but the interior didn't wow me as other cathedrals have. Amazing organ, though.

Crossed the Seine to the Latin Quarter, which felt a world apart from the tourist masses only a few blocks away. The neighborhood was quiet and lovely. We both had the Plat + Dessert combo for lunch at Les Choses, 12 rue Monge. I had cod with butter/seafood sauce that came with spinach and the best mashed potatoes that tasted like the most decadent double baked potato. No butter in there.

Hubs had lobster tailes with mushroom and mashed potatoes. Also very good.

For dessert, I had the chocolate mousse, which was solid as opposed to creamy. A little too dense for me, but Hubs loved it. He had the apple tart, which I though was fine, but nothing special. The main courses were what really shined.

Another great meal and highly recommended restaurant. 2 main courses + 2 desserts + 1 litre water + 1 cafe au lait = 40 Euros (Plat + Dessert = 16 Euros).

After lunch we walked back down to tourist central to wait in line for Saint Chapelle. But it was worth it. Stained glass everywhere. It was stunning. Unlike anything I've ever seen. I sat down and watched as people entered the upstairs chapel. Mouths dropped, excited eyes, smiles of wonder, beauty.

We stopped by Shakespeare and Co. on our way back to the Latin Quarter. We wondered up near the Pantheon to Rue de Mouffetard, a street lined with restaurant after restaurant. Nothing struck us, though, and I was still feeling under the weather and suddenly exhausted, so we stopped at a boulangerie and bought a baguette, bought a round of camembert at a fromagerie, and bought two apples at a market. Dinner for 5 Euros, can't beat that. Back at the apartment we heated the camembert and dipped apples and bread and had a glass of wine. I loved enjoying our apartment for dinner.

This meal was one of our most fun on the trip and we did it ourselves!