Saturday, 15 April 2006

today we went for a walk through the Latin Quarter. This is the left bank (Rive Gauche) where the university conducted its affairs in Latin. It was always considered a hotbed of unrest and clearly this continues since there were gendarmes posted in front of the Sorbonne and it was blocked off. And we, of course, had chosen Saturday to go there thinking if anything, it would be more peaceful.

We discovered the Jardin Des Plantes which is part of the Natural History complex; a huge are including a vast park, a zoo and lots of exhibition halls. Bruce was most taken by a dragon which was sitting in the middle of the gardens. We also came across the Hopital de La Pitie-Salpetreiere . . . where Diana died. (Though she was probably dead ages before they got her there).

Got caught in the rain and were challenged to find a new Metro route back to our digs. Good fun. Now planning tomorrow's adventures!