Pancakes by the Seine

We were able to check into our room early, so we got unpacked and then wandered out to explore the area.

We were staying just behind the Pantheon, a rather austere looking building which houses the tombs of a number of great men, and more recently women. They don’t all lay there though, some are merely inscriptions, giving a dedication to them, like Joséphine Baker. The oldest residents are the philosophers Voltaire and Rousseau. Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, and Marie Curie are also there.

We didn’t actually go in at this point, as we wanted to take in a bit more of our surroundings, and were delighted to have our first proper view of the Eiffel Tower.

We headed down towards the river Seine, as we wanted to have a look at Notre Dame, and see how things were progressing.

The sun was now out, and we spotted a man making banana pancakes, which looked delicious. We were both feeling a bit peckish, so we ordered a couple and found a seat in front of Notre Dame, to enjoy our mid afternoon snack.

What a wonderful start to our little Paris adventure.