Deuxième Jour

Today was sunny and warm. We visited the archeological crypt buried under the ground on the Isle de la Cité. We saw the remnants of Roman houses and middle ages basements. We translated a third century Christian Tomb stone from Latin into English.
After that we went to visit the Sainte Chapelle built by Saint Louis before he left for the crusades.
We split into two groups for lunch and had crêpes and sandwiches. We then explored the medieval Island in search of shops and curiosities. Among other things we saw street musicians and jugglers, beautiful flowery vines growing on buildings, the oldest flower market in Paris, and the city hall across the Seine.
We met back up near Notre Dame, climbed inside the towers to see the gargoyles and the giant Bell. There, we had the nicest view of Paris.
We then walked across to the right bank, where we had an ice cream break by the water. We continued our walk in the district of the Marais all the way to the house of Madame de Sévigné, which now houses the Musée Carnavalet, museum of the history of Paris, and saw the history of Paris from 3000 BC to present: Neolithic canoes, celtic sarcophagus, renaissance rooms, art and furniture from the 18th century, reliques of the French revolution, personal belongings of Napoleon, and paintings depicting early 20th century life in Paris. Some of us took a sunbath in the courtyard after that. It was hot.
We took the metro to Montmartre, and walked the steps to the Sacré Coeur, which we visited. There, we met up with my aunt Catherine. Up on the hill we had portraits drawn and we saw the sun set after a nice diner at the restaurant La Crémaillère, in an art nouveau decor.