We started out Monday in Montparnasse, where we visited the cemetary. Some famous people like Sartre are buried there. Montparnasse is also famous for this ugly tower that is one of the tallest buildings in Paris. We did not go up it, but apparently the line is not as bad as the Eiffel Tower. It seemed expensive too though.

We didn't eat here, but it was strange seeing the city we lived in turned into a Japanese restaurant. Their slogan has the ring of an invitation to Godzilla though. There were tons of Japanese restaurants throughout Paris though, which really surprised me. We did eat at one early in the trip, though the waiting staff were obviously not Japanese as they were extremely rude, and did not understand us when we spoke to them in Japanese.

On the walk back into the center of Paris, we passed by the Palais du Luxembourg again, but did see a different part of the gardens this time.

We also swung by the backside of Notre Dame, after visiting the Latin Quarter first. There we found a really neat bar where we sat for a couple hours, which was much better than the touristy places right in the center of the Latin Quarter where a coffee cost about 10 euros (15 dollars) and a Coke even more.

Our last stop of the day was Bastille. You might expect there to be a prison here or something, but sadly all that is left is a big column. There are similar big columns for the Nation and the Republic. Nissim said protests often march between two of the three columns (or all three).

The last day of the trip was Tuesday, and we spent the morning shopping then went to the station in the afternoon for the long trip back. It was thankfully uneventful on the way back.