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The Paris Museum Tour: Photos From Our Second Day

As you’ll see from the photos, our second day in Paris was filled with museums. We bought the valuable Museum Pass for 30€ and visited the Musée du Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Musée de l’Orangerie, Musée d’Orsay, Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle. We had hoped to make it to the Notre Dame crypt and tower, but we ran out of time. After sunset, we took a cruise down the Seine.

Today also offered some important lessons in eating. Given the very little French we know (despite the fact I took it in high school and college), we had wisely stuck to places that offered English translations on the menu. We decided to take some chances today, and both lunch and dinner were interesting experiences as a result.

We ate lunch at the very nice Cafeteria Monte Carlo just off the Champs Elysées (at the suggestion of Rick Steves), and quickly learned our first lesson. What should have been a quick and easy lunch turned out to be expensive and unappetizing. (Note to self: don’t order steak in France unless you want it rare.) For dinner we ate at the Del Arte pizza place in the Latin Quarter. When I asked the waitress if she spoke English, she said “non” and proceeded to ignore us until another woman finally came to take our order. (Note to self: If there’s no English anywhere on the menu, the French probably don’t want you there.)

There are lots of things on tap for tomorrow. Check back for photos from day three.