Neighborhood Wanderings

This morning after having our brioche and café, Emily (another girl on the trip) and I decided to explore our neighborhood a bit more.  We ended up in front of the Hôtel de Ville.  The buildings here are so impressive -- I just can't wrap my mind around the fact that they were built before cranes and bulldozers were invented.
Hôtel de Ville:

 I read this amazingly haunting book that my mother-in-law lent to me about the children that were taken by the nazis with the consent of the French government.  This is the sign described in the novel, Sarah's Key.  I happened upon it during my walk and it literally gave my goosebumps.

 Then we walked to the Marché aux Fleurs which was beautiful, but is mostly a bird market on Sundays.  I got one decent pic of flowers though:

 Later in the afternoon we went to the Pont Neuf which is the oldest bridge in Paris.  The history is just incredible here.  I was standing where people like Louis XVI stood.  Amazing.  Emily, Me, Myles, and Randall on the Pont Neuf:

 And of course, everybody has to have a picture of  the Metro sign, right?  I thought this was charming, so I snapped a shot.  I  feel like I could probably photograph every inch of this city!