Day2 Paris

Well, a day 0with lots of sunshine.  We decided today was "going east".  We started working our way to the east side of the city, walking and admiring all the gorgeous neighborhoods.  Being Sunday, we thought, "oh it's going to be quiet and not many crowds".....oh what a mistake.  It seemed like half the city was out and about and enjoying the gorgeous sunny day.  But before we left we had our first "continental breakfast".  We did get a late start simply because we were all still suffering from jet lag.  But off we went and there were families, couples, people of all kinds just enjoying that Sunday morning.  WE tried the Picasso Museum but found out when we arrived that the building was closed for renovations until 2014!!!!  So, off to more neighborhoods and streets, stopping for photo ops and finally stopping for a delicious lunch at a.....yes, a Spanish restaurant.  We had tapas, paeja and beam fish.  Then we worked our way south to Ils de St. Louis.  It was WONDERFUL.  This is a small island in the Seine River and one main street with all kinds of shops and restaurants and most of all.....ice cream shops.  I can truly say the at least 50% of all the people on the streets had ice cream cones.  There must have been 20 ice cream shops on  the main street.  Yep, of course we were also one of those 50%.  This time pistachio.  We worked our way to the end of the island and across the bridge to the Notre Dame island.  But as we got across we came upon a huge band concert with at least 500 or more people watching.  And another mob walking, sitting, and just enjoying the day.  Bottom line, the city was just jammed with people....tourist, locals alike just enjoying  this gorgeous day.  We slowly worked our way home and stopped for some wine.  We arrived home, relaxed and just could not get up again to go for dinner.  So we improvised and found a package of sausage in the frig and some tomato sauce and after a couple bottles of wine we had a wonderful sausage/sauce dinner as we sat around the coffee table, talking and drinking wine.  Now it is about 10:00 and believe it or not, they are watching Jimmy Fallon on TV.  So tomorrow, we are working our way west......and hopefully south to the Latin Quarter on the left bank.  As you can see we are really not so much  interested in specific sites but more just to get the feel of the city and its people......and of course its food and wine.  So, off to bed and I see more rain tomorrow.