Late start, but a cheerful, sunshiney one. What a hot day! We walk up the left bank to Saint Chapelle where my daughter wants to see the stained glass. 

"A gem of Gothic style. Built in seven years, an impressive feat, the Holy Chapel was intended to house precious Christian relics, including Christ's crown of thorns, acquired by Saint Louis."

"Stunning stained glass. Arranged across 15 windows, each 15 meters high, the stained glass panes depict 1,113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in Paris."

Then, it is a relaxing lunch on a streetside cafe, and a trip for books to Shakespeare and Company.

But the most exquisite highlight of the day is this: a concert in Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre Church. We are walking past, and there is a poster about the concert. I have also seen this advertised while searching the Internet. I want to go, but it's not part of our plan. We, actually, have no plan. I am trying to be flexible to everyone's needs. But, one of my daughters wants very much to go, and the other offers to sit in the little park outside the church reading her new book in the sun while we attend. 

At the door, we realize we're a half hour late, and so we enter at a discount! The music, the atmosphere, the spontaneity of this decision - we are transported. I have saved a video clip, a small souvenir of the experience to savor.