"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy"

So I decided yesterday, Tuesday the 24th, that I would go into Paris with a plan of what I wanted to see that way I could see most of what I want to before classes start. I bought a book called "Paris: the city in section-by-section maps" and I've decided to go see everything in each section which will help guide me through this enormous city. Today was Map A aka the Islands, Latin Quarter, and St Germain.

The Money Museum however it was closed for renovations.

Sainte Chapelle: Built between 1245 and 1248 to house "Christ's Crown of Thorns"

the magnificent stain glass windows inside

even the floor was decorated

The renovations are on the stain glass, you can see how some of them look dingy. Well the renovation team is taking them down piece by piece and cleaning them. Its been going on since 2008.

oldest piece in the Ste Chapelle dates to the 900s

Palais de Justice

Next I went to see the Conciergerie which is the north wing of the Palais de Justice that dates to the 14th century. It houses the cell that Marie Antoinette was kept in before she died.

A piece of a marble table from the 14th century

Prison entrance

Where a guard stayed, he kept an eye on the food coming and going for Marie Antoinette.

half of what her cell looked like, the cell one can view in the Consiergerie is a replica of what her cell looked like. Her original cell was destroyed and built upon so no one could find it during the time.

A portrait done of her while she was in prison and one of her vases she was allowed to keep

a drawing of her trial in October

a drawing of the day of her execution

other half of her cell

the door to her cell

The original entrance for prisoners coming into the Consiergerie where they were then taken to their holding cells before going to the guillotine during the Revolution.

A peasants cell, its hard to see but its only straw and a pot.

If you had a little bit more money you could buy a room with a bed but you would share that bed with others. If you were very well off you could buy a private room with a bed and a desk but the posters said that the Conciergerie wasn't for those wealthy people who were sentenced to die but for the average person.

The supposed guillotine that was used during the Revolution from 1792-1793. The plaque said they weren't sure if it was the exact one but it does date to that time so they assume that it was one of the blades used.

A room is dedicated to the 2800 people who were sentenced to death and killed during the Revolution.

Maximilien Robespierre passed his last moments in this space on the 5th of Thermidor year 2 aka July 28, 1794. During the Revolution, the leaders created a new calendar in order to fully break away from their past. Thermidor was what one of the months was called which is actually the months of July and August.

This is where Marie Antoinette's cell actually was. The brick floor has been highly restored but it is the floor she walked on. The space is dedicated to her, Louis XVI and Louis sister Elizabeth who were all killed during the Revolution.

The white spots on the wall are supposed to be tears. This memorial to Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI was created by Louis XVIII after he was restored to the throne after Napoleon was no longer emperor. He wanted to create a space to remember his family who were killed during the Revolution.

The space where the women prisoners could walk during certain times during the week.

The middle window is Marie Antoinette's original cell.

Eglise Ste Germaine des Prés: the oldest church in Paris build in 990 AD.

One of the original Madonna and Child statues from the 990s.

The chapel of the church

This is the presumed spot where St Germain was buried in 576.

As a Michigander knows, you are never to far from Canada even in Paris. The cafe is called La Quebec.

Eglise St Sulpice: a church built from 1646 to 1780

The fountain in front of the church, that was not on today, so apparently its cool to lay on the inside of the fountain.

just the smallest chairs

super cool vintage shop but they price their goods based off how much they weigh, seemed to be very popular there was a lot of Parisians there for a Tuesday afternoon

A polish book store!!

A statue dedicated to Danton who was one of the leader during the Revolution however was beheaded for thinking they were killing too many French citizens.