Sunset near Notre Dame.
We got a good view of the rollerbladers from a cafe on the corner.
Craig was at CDG waiting for me so we walked down and got on the train for the city. The train was hot and a bit stinky and I fanned myself with my map of Paris.
We dropped my stuff at the hotel and then went out to get something to eat (a Montagnard Panini for me—yum!: tomato and goat cheese) and check out the toy store I wanted to see last time we were here. We walked up to Places des Vosges and found a few things to buy on the way. Of course I am most attracted to the kids clothing/toy stores. I called home to see how things were going (my mom says all is well, Anna is doing great). We took a break on the way back for some fresh-squeezed orange juice at a cafe in front of the Centre Pompidou and made our way back to the hotel for a siesta (fatigue struck prety hard when I sat down at the cafe as I had only slept two hours on the plane).
After my siesta I took a shower and we went to dinner at Vieux Bistro and then we walked down to a cafe to situate ourselves before the rollerbladers of Pari Roller raced by. Then it was off to bed because once darkness finally fell around 10 PM I felt exhausted again.
It sounds like you had a wonderful time in spite of the fatigue. I'm glad that Anna did well for your Mom and that you had a safe trip!