I reached the Luxembourg gardens without a hitch. Speaking of the Luxembourg gardens, it is a wonderful place. I have spent several hours there and whenever I pass by I enter to see a different area.
Now a straight path to the Panthéon. No problems. Wait. A large crowd appears ahead at an intersection. Maybe I should duck down this small side street and circle around the crowd. Great idea!About an hour later I find myself crossing the Seine near the Louvre. Who really wants to visit a bunch of dead people anyway? I don't feel overly interested in entering the museum today. I go down the stairs and walk on the bank of the river toward Notre Dame. I could have stayed on the sidewalk by the street, but when given a choice between large crowds and cars versus quiet isolation and the lovely bouquet of urine, I will always select the latter.
Without any trouble, I make it to Notre Dame. I wander around the structure, sit in a park behind the church and listen to some teenagers play music, stop and watch some kids playing in the sand box, and back around to the front of the church. Too many people in line to enter today. I will come back another time or three.
I will try for the Panthéon tomorrow. Homeward bound now.
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