Saint-Germain des Pres

August 7, 2007 by Tiffany.

I decided to try another of one the walking audio tours today since I enjoyed the first one so much through Saint Michel on Friday.  This time I walked through Saint-Germain des Pres, which is a district named after the oldest church in Paris.

The current structure is not the oldest, but the original church on the site was, and bits of it still remain in the garden.  Also present is a sculpture by Picasso in remembrance of his friend.

The small garden is also the the site where 321 priests were literally hacked to death by an angry mob during the revolution.  That’s always special.

I also took a nice long walk along the Seine, which was only interrupted by the increasingly bad weather.  Apparently rain is coming tomorrow.

At any rate, I was also able to check out the Plages de Paris, or Beaches of Paris, which is something the city organizes along the Seine for one month each summer.  Basically it is comprised of local merchants, restaurants and drinking establishments setting up temporary business along the bank of the Seine for one month.  Although the wind had started kicking up, I still was able to appreciate what a fun idea this is.

Afterwards, Jason and I had intended to hit up Disneyland but with the impending rain we decided to just grab some dinner instead.  It was a nice surprise to get back at 11pm tonight and realize that out electronic keys had expired at some point during the day and we had to call the maintenance person to let us in.  She actually was friendly about the whole situation, which was refreshing because she’s usually not.  Tomorrow, hitting up the Louvre for part deux.

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