Today is our last...

...full day in Paris. We were to have three walking tours this afternoon, but after thinking better of it, we decided to skip the last of the three.

Having gone through Thursday's train fiasco, we were better prepared and knew which line to take to get us to Saint Michel-Notre Dame station. We got there about 15 minutes earlier and took the time to take pictures of the church

 There was a Filipino dude who offered to take our photo and asked us to take his and his wife's as well. Fair deal. At precisely 11 am, our guide, wearing the pink vest, showed up for our tour of the Left Bank and the Latin Quarter. Our first stop was in front of 2 French cafés, sitting side by side to each other. It wasn't to make a recommendation, but to warn us what to avoid and what to look for when eating out. lol! Afterwards he took us to Shakespeare and company, St. Julien's, Sorbonne University, the French 'Parthenon" and other points of interest along the left bank. Of all the tours we've taken, this was my favorite. Plus, the guide was witty and funny, without trying too hard. After the tour, Anj and I walked back to the park near St. Julien for a picnic lunch and to wait for our next walk . On this sunny Saturday, everyone seemed to have the same idea as it a few minutes before we were to find an empty park bench.

Afterwards, we went back to Notre Dame for our tour of, well, Notre Dame. We met another Filipino couple from Cebu but they didn't finish the tour as they had to catch another one of Montmatre. Our guide took us around the areas surrounding the church and explained the history, the design and the architecture of the building. He also took us around nearby surrounding areas within the proximity of the church. After the tour, we queued up to enter and pray for our petitions before looking around the inside of the church.

We went back to the park and stayed for a few minutes to savor our last glimpse of Paris in daylight before heading back to the apartment to start packing. :(