An interesting day on the Seine 9-14-15

Today was kind of an interesting day weather wise, it was a mixed bag of wind, rain and bits of sun. We decided that a trip on the Batobus would be a good way for Pat and Barb to see Paris because the river flows past so many of the interesting places.  So we took the metro down to the stop next to the Seine and walked over to quai where we could buy tickets and catch the boat, on the way there was a person that flashed us a BA, but hey this is Paris and who hasn't seen a bare butt before.
Since we were relatively early we decided we would try to see Notre Dame before the crowds got too large so we alighted at the next stop and walked over.  A pretty good idea since we only had to wait about 5 minutes to get in and at that point the sun was out again, the rains comes in squalls.
So we had an interesting visit wherein we drone on and on to Pat and Barb about the history and architecture of the building, but they said they enjoyed it.  After out visit to the cathedral we walked around the exterior and looked at the outside as well, then went back across the Seine for lunch.

We stopped for lunch at Le Trumilou, a really good little traditional restaurant that we love.  It didn't disappoint and it was a good introduction for Pat and Barb to the joys of inexpensive Parisian cooking.  During lunch a squall blew through that was so intense that it blew branches of the trees, it must have been a micro-burst or something because the rain was falling sideways.  By the time we finished the sun was out again so it was back to the batobus and on to the Tour Eiffel.
The sun stayed out the whole of our cruise down the river to the stop for the Eiffel Tower so we were able to see all the landmarks in good detail.  Barb is pretty tired from her tour of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria so we're planning less strenuous activities for a few days.
Once we arrived at the Eiffel Tower we got out and walked under and through to the Champs de Mars (the park behind) to sit in the sun and inspect it, and watch the other tourists and street vendors. It was after 5;00 when we boarded the boat back to the east so we opted for a ride home on the metro from Gare d'Austerlitz when we got off of the boat.  We got back to apartment and had a light dinner of fruit, cheese, and cold sausage, with of course a spot of wine.