We started the tour at Pont des Arts—Paris' only pedestrian bridge.
The bridge was covered with love locks but the locks have been covered with plywood.
Statue of Voltaire along the walk. Born Francois-Marie Arouet, he adopted the nom de plume Voltaire. He was a prolific writer and was known for his attacks on the Catholic Church. He stirred controversy by stating "[Christianity] is assuredly the most ridiculous, the most absurd and the most bloody religion which has ever infected this world" and that Jesus committed suicide.
We passed the house where Oscar Wilde died in 1900. It's now a hotel.
The Delacroix Museum is housed in his last apartment, where he died in 1863.
After seeing all the depressing buildings where people died, we came upon Paul, a boulangerie with delicious croissants.
Nearby was Cafe le Procope, founded in 1686—one of the world’s oldest continuously operating restaurants. It may be the oldest but I hear the food is not that good.
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