Everyone deserves a Sunday in Paris!

I'm writing this with a bit of a guilty conscience...but once you read it, you will see that I really had no choice other than to do as I did.
I was unable to go to Versailles today because we have two students who are ill. One suddenly came down with a bladder infection and the other one is sick to her stomach. Since the pharmacy didn't open until 9 and we had to leave before then to get out to Versailles and Versailles is a ways away, I didn't feel we should leave the two girls alone. Jac graciously volunteered to stay behind but I ended up staying just in case one of them needed a hospital.
After a quick visit to the pharmacy to pick up a cornucopia of remedies for the various ailments (sore throats, rashes, bladder infection, upset stomach), I tried to get online to finish my IEPs for school only to find out my access to the board IEP engine had been blocked. Hmmmm.....it was overcast and looking like rain, two sick students....I decided that I could venture out for a bit and then check back. Well....just as I was getting ready to go, the one called to say she was feeling much better and was bored. She decided to come with me. So, of course I had to get her on a Vélib so that we could cover more territory before the rain started or if she started feeling ill we could just turn around.
We headed up to the Louvre, then through les Tuilleries and to Place de la Concorde before we had to turn in the bikes. It was such a hardship to stop so she could practice her French while ordering some macarons for us!! Mmmmm! I love the taste of success (she was proud too!). She started to feel a bit sick again, so we headed back to the hotel.
Once I dropped her off, I went in search of cranberry juice - not an easy thing to find. Mind you, I must confess that I got quite distracted. I started walking to the supermarket and quickly realized it was farther than I had anticipated. Why not get back on a vélo? After all, I had a card for 24 hrs! That was the best and worst decision ever because I didn't make it to the grocery store. Instead I discovered that the paths along the Seine were open only to cyclists and pedestrians today so OF COURSE I had to check that out. I ended up meandering over to Luxembourg Gardens. Even though we didn't enjoy them the last time we were here, it was perfect for a day like today. All of the flowers are just starting to bloom. There weren't a lot of people and I could take my time and go where I wanted at my pace. I even had a chance to see the greenhouses! Unfortunately, I had to get back to the hotel to meet up with the rest of the group so I was back on the vélo and once again biking back along the la rive gauche to get back to the hotel.
We're back at the hotel now and will be heading out shortly for supper in the Latin Quarter and then a trip over to the Arc de Triomphe.