Paris in the sunlight

We're situated on the Left Bank, Latin Quarter on a small street, rue Dauphine, a block in from the Seine.
Our small boutique hotel is lovely, quiet and right in the middle of tons of restaurants and small shops.

After spending one full day on our computers, we are now beginning to discipline ourselves to get out onto the streets, look around, enjoy the busyness of the Parisians, drool over the chocolate and bakery shops, eat a lot and later and later each day, enjoy good wine and coffee, and walk a lot for good interesting exercise!  Here are some sights to see:

The elegant Metro signs

Lovely barge on the Seine

Surprisingly, under the plaza in front of Notre Dame is an underground archaeological Crypt, ruins discovered during the excavations that began in 1965.  The crypt presents elements from the successive buildings constructed on the site from Ancient times to the 19th century.  My impression?  Engineering skills were well in evidence in the 300 bc times.  Amazing the huge stones designed and lifted into place to build walls!

Second day in and the weather has turned colder.  More like entering winter and great for strolling.  Take in the sights and the wine:

Cheese and wine for lunch.  Too lazy to go out!

Flower Market near the Metro