Can't believe our trip is half over already...

After a lovely breakfast of homemade French toast with strawberries (thanks Anne Marie!) we headed out to the Jardin du Luxembourg, which is the second largest park in Paris that contains a palace built by Marie De Medici who was married to King Henry VI. She modeled it after the Pitti Palace in her native Florence. The grounds are beautiful and there is a grotto with mossy-covered fountains and lots of big trees. Lots of people jogging or walking. There was a statue named L'Effort that we thought strongly resembled a guy making a big effort to fart. It appears that he has been trying for hundreds of years. Poor thing.

We shopped at a cool street market in St. Germaine des Pres, had lunch, and visited St. Sulpice church (made famous by the Davinci Code, forcing the church to post several documents saying it was just a story).

Spent the afternoon at Pere LaChaise cemetery. Sounds kind of creepy, I know, but it is very peaceful and very picturesque with lots of big trees. And lots of hills and steps. So done with steps. :(   Tons of famous people buried here - we visited the graves of Edith Piaf, Sarah Bernhardt, Modigliani, Gertrude Stein, Oscar Wilde, and Jim Morrison.

On the way home, lots of security cops on the metro. Not sure what was up but it seemed like they were looking for someone. A little unsettling for sure, but all was well for our ride.

Had dinner at a cafe (and we actually got cold sitting outside - no complaints here) then I stopped and had a massage on the way home in an attempt to help my aching feet. They seriously hurt so bad that I almost don't want to do any walking. Almost.