Day Eight: La Sorbonne

We went uphill from the hotel for the first time since the first jetlagged day and turned left. Holy cow! Nice building with a dome! Domes usually translate to interesting places and interesting places usually have food spots so we walked the couple blocks to see what we might see.



The first thing we discover is that rue Saint Michel is a happening place and there is a square right across the street from where we are. So like the square lemmings we are (and noticing there are a lot of people sitting outside in bistros eating and sucking down espresso) we go check it out. A pizza bistro, yawn, something that looks a little nicer, fine. Perhaps we can get some wine and food and coffee and review the zillion photos from Chartres.

Somehow it turns out the place we sit in is connected to the pizza place and somehow we end up with pizza. I didn't do it! At least we got some decent wine and much better un café than we got earlier in the day.

While sitting there and looking at where we were, I noticed we were ummm right next to the Sorbonne! That big dome... University of Paris IV... The Cartes School... I knew Hallmark had a lot of things going on but this is way bigger than I imagined.









This last guy seems to be giving the thumbs up to incoming students. How friendly of them!

So after being duly impressed we went back to the hotel and rested from our adventures (translation: wrote blog entries). What to do for dinner?