While preparing this blog, Steve informed me that I don't have to share everything I do and see. While my posts are rather lengthy, trust me, there is no way I can showcase my favorite city as thoroughly as I would really like. You are seeing but a fraction. So sit back with a strong cup of café and enjoy our day with us.

In the book 111 Places in Paris That You Shouldn't Miss, #7 was the Arts et Métiers Metro Station. This station is like something from a Jules Verne book. Are we in the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?

Created in 1994 for the bicentennial celebration of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, the station is entirely copper colored- even its vaulted archways. It is a tribute to the technical and industrial heritage of the Conservatory, as are the enormous gearwheels on the ceilings, which also hint at the many constructed-themed works on exhibit in the nearby Arts et Métiers museum (which we will have to save for another visit).

Line 11 is, at 4 miles, the shortest of the Parisian Metro lines and one of the least used. It was also one of the last to be put into service, in 1935. But how many other lines get to boast a station like this one? We went here just to ogle its uniqueness. We're so glad we did.

The final stop was at Sainte-Chapelle.

With Notre Dame still closed due to the 2019 fire, all the Paris churches are feeling love. A precious vestige of the royal palace of the City , the Sainte-Chapelle was built in the middle of the 13th century by Louis IX, the future Saint Louis, to house the most prestigious relics of the Passion of Christ: the Crown of Thorns and the fragment of the True Cross.

The walls of this small chapel, one of the supreme achievements of the Middle Ages, consist of more stained glass than stone-all told, it forms the largest expanse of stained glass in the world.

The 1,113 scenes depicted on the 15 stained glass windows tell the story of mankind from the Creation to Christ's Resurrection, through a series of episodes from the different books of the Bible. The windows date from the 13th century (1242 to 1248) and spread over an area of almost 7000 square feet.

Rose Window, which depicts St John's vision of the Apocalypse, is 30 feet in diameter, and dates from the 15th century.

This photo sums up the weather we've had for the last two days.

And here is today's Eiffel Tower sighting. I feel like I'm getting closer! This quote, by  Samantha Schutz made me laugh, “Even the pigeons are dancing, kissing, going in circles, mounting each other. Paris is the city of love, even for the birds.”