4th day in Paris and hopefully not the last

Ron woke up early on our last morning in Paris and surprised me with crossiants from one of the artisan bakeries nearby.  They were pretty good but still the best in Paris are from the patisserie near Laduree.  Our breakfast that morning consisted of the crossiants, some left over baguette, cheese and wine.  As a special treat, we also had the rose macaron from Laduree and the passionfruit macaron from Pierre Herme.  No better way to start the day.

We decided to take the metro to the Marias (3rd/4th district) and walk around the shops.  Along the way, we came across an amazing church and the most random statue in front.

Inside the church

Within Luxembourg Garden.  Our hotel bordered the garden and we walked through it a few times but I didn't even realize that there was this amazing building.

Just a few of the statues in the Luxembourg Garden.  Does the last one look familiar?  That's right, it is the Artemis statue that I posted from The Louvre.

For our last couple hours, we relaxed in the sun in the Luxembourg Garden.

The last thing we did in Paris was to take the train to Porte Malliot to hop on the AVTO bus to Beauvous Airport.  I actually put my French skills to the test to ask for directions.  Thankfully I had a rough idea from my research online.  We flew Ryan Air (pretty much the English version of SouthWest Airlines) to Venice that night.

Paris completely blew me away.  It is truly the city of blinding lights and romance.  If we ever move to Paris, I will beg Pierre Herme for a job.