Our Last Night in Paris

The wine glasses are still clinking in the cafes below us as I get ready for bed. It is almost midnight and Mom & Reuel are already asleep. This is slow going because the keyboards in France are configured differently...meh.
Mom went to mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral here on the Isle de Cité, she loved it and they had Gregorian singing. Meanwhile Reuel & I walked around a bit, had a conversation about Harleys (there are a LOT of motorcycle and scooter riders here) with a guy who is excited about coming to the US for his vacation! Then coffee and a croissant... yum...
I will post pictures tomorrow, I think... not sure what were doing because I don't have a clear plan for our luggage - apparently the Paris Bercy train station does not have lockers any more and the one that does is far enough away that it will be difficult to manage, oh well
Today was fabulous!! weather wise it was the best day so far, sunny and warm but with a nice breeze to keep things cool, which was good because we spent a lot of time queuing up in lines for the Eiffel Tower. And it was worth it! It is an amazing structure and the elevators go up fairly quickly so before you know it you are at the top. What a view!
I mostly have the bus rides figured out, but today going home I had difficulty figuring out where the bus to go home was and we had walked quite a bit, so we punted, took a couple of different buses and were assisted by a very friendly Parisian to get us to our stop.
Well tomorrow it is another adventure, the night train to Florence! and Italy for a week. till then, a bientôt