Paris
Day 3

A late night meant another late noon time start to the day. On our short list of touristy things to see this trip are the Catacombs (never been there) the Notre-Dame, which we have visited but Mrs. SFO insisted we hadn't. Who I am to argue, but I do love hearing the "you were right" afterwards. And every trip to Paris, we keep trying to visit the new Picasso Museum... but going on four years and now more than the double the original budget, this sucker is still not open. Now supposedly set for June. We'll see. NYT: Picasso Museum Makeover Drags On

We headed across the street to the Jardin des Tuileries for a walk up to the Louvre. Lots of couple and families enjoying a beautiful February day.









Towards the Louvre.













We took a taxi for the short drive to Notre-Dame.





















Outside again, the Seine...





And lots of photo taking....





The plan was to head to the Catacombs but Mrs. SFO says lets take the "hop-on, hop-off" Big Bus.
A great way to revisit the highlights of Paris. And from the open upper deck, great vantage point for pics.









Pont des Arts and all the locks...





La Musée d'Orsay...











Ah, l'amour...















Unfortunately, one of the stops is Galleries Lafayette.
Of course, we had to "hop off" and take a look.









Opera Garnier







Ah, so that's what our bus looks like.





And the Grand Palais on our way up the Champs-Elysees...