Getting to Know the Neighborhood - Day 1

We finally woke up and summoned the energy to venture out into our neighborhood for the week.  We are staying on one of the islands on the Seine in the middle of Paris.   From our terrace we saw this intriguing church spire, so decided to investigate it:

On the island right next to us - a two minute walk from our front door - is where we found our neighborhood church:

If you turn around from this vantage point on the back of the church, you can see the end of our street across the bridge.

We took the time to walk through Notre Dame - the cathedral, not the tower - on our first visit.  It was a quick run through since we plan to go back to tour the tower before we leave Paris.

We headed back to our apartment, stopping at the small market across the street to get some basic provisions for the apartment (wine, coke lite, coffee, yogurt, fruit, cheese) then bought a baguette at the boulangerie right in our building before heading up the three, count 'em, three flights to our two-story apartment.

That little trip earned us a break on the terrace, with some wine, cheese and grapes:

Nice way to end the day and get ready to head out for dinner!