Paris: Day 3

Took the metro to the Opera house to obtain tickets to Giselle, only to discover it completely sold out. Disappointed, we headed across the Seine in search of Notre Dame, Musee D'Orsay and anything in between. We walked down the banks looking at the outdoor side shops we had no idea existed until this moment.We took an excessive number of photos at Notre Dame, but forgot to include the gnome.
Spent a good portion of time in the garden behind the Cathedral watching a couple have a fight while we enjoyed the air, the flowers, and the architecture.
We strolled down the Seine again until we found D'Orsay.
We had lunch in the cafe behind the clock tower.
We also received reduced admission for people under 30! How strange!Saw the shadow puppets used at Le Chat Noir shadow puppet theatre.
Rodolphe Salis is a genius. Many other great works were viewed, but closing time came before we got to any Monet.
We also discovered a vertical urban garden.
I want one.
We went to the park just beside the Eiffel tower, then to the base. I cracked my back hanging upside down from a bench.
We watched crows romp in the nature preserve in the garden beside the tower.
We got lost in the rain looking for the metro, and soaked doing the same. We loitred in a station until it let up a little, then ran to another to purchase tickets.
We all but skipped to a grocery store for wine, and the patisserie for a huge chocolate meringue and a fruit flan. Spent the evening dining on eggy potatoes, wine, dessert, and listening to the rain on the windows and the puddles.