At 6 o’clock Sunday morning, we were in queue for the hotel’s breakfast buffet, just as the restaurant was opening. First order of business was a cup of latte for each of us, followed by select items from the simple but very good buffet. And then after a return to the room to prepare for the day’s activities, we gathered with folks from several tour groups to await instructions for our morning tour, Panoramic Paris. The bus tour included windshield views of iconic landmarks such as the Champ-Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, and Les Invalides.

The excursion also walking tours of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame-de Paris areas.

One of the interesting places driven by was a bullet-riddled building from WWII. The guide mentioned several times the relationship between France and the US, particularly the liberation of France in 1944, and discussed aspects of their democratic republic.

Upon returning to the hotel, we rested, and then Kay went shopping for snacks while I edited photographs, downloaded videos, and worked on this blog.