Paris - October 14, 2008
20081014 Paris: Got up around 9:15. Had a not-so-good night. Sandy had warned me that the second night could be bad given you are rested, but your body clock has not adjusted. Well, we worked until 1:30 last night and I had a hard time getting to sleep. Guess I finally did so in the middle of the night given the time I awakened to get up.
We left here around 10:30, stopped at a local shop to get croissant and OJ and went to the park at Place de Voges for free Paris Internet service. You get two hours. The first hour the service was fine for me as I uploaded lots and lots of pictures from the first two days, worked on emails, etc. Around noon, however, it slowed down to the speed of sap movement in winter. I could not do any heavy-duty stuff. Robin had better luck altogether.
Around 1:00, it was getting cold (and we had not brought jackets even though we were layered). So we went back to the hotel, dropped off our gear, got coats, and headed out. We crossed the river near the hotel going across Ile St. Louis and over to the Left Bank. We walked up the river all the way to the D’Orsey, quite a schlep. I was getting tired and crabby with little breakfast and no lunch so far. We had looked into several places on the way back to the hotel from the park, but did not go into any of them. I ate a lovely panini of cheese and tomato along with an espresso bought from the stall outside the D’Orsey.
We spent from about 2:00 to after 5:00 in the museum. The building is terrific and is as much fun to see as the artwork. Highlights included the Impressionists and a special exhibit featuring the museum’s pastels. Hard to describe the experience of being in a museum like this. You just have to be here.
We walked home through the Saint-Germaine quarter. Saw the nice shops along the main thoroughfare, stopped at a crepe vendor for an afternoon treat. First time I can remember eating Nutella (although Robin says she and her sibs ate it a lot during late 70s, early 80s). I was dragging by about then. The walks we have taken over the last two days are really pretty long.
Got back to the hotel about 6:35, did some quick washing up, etc. and went around the corner to meet Sandy and Sharon in front of their place at 7:00. Walked to Place de Bastille and got on the Metro heading toward a brasserie Carolyn had recommended near the Bourse (stock exchange). Very nice dinner at Brasserie de Vaudeville. I had fish soup, duck breast with figs and Dauphine potatoes, and cassis, citron, and mango sorbet. Sharon had profiteroles, so Marian should be pleased. Nice wine from the Loire region.
Took Metro back and walked home. Downloaded pictures and wrote this. Robin is working hard at her computer. ASL should pay her extra for working on vacation. It’s midnight now. Time to go beddy bye.
We left here around 10:30, stopped at a local shop to get croissant and OJ and went to the park at Place de Voges for free Paris Internet service. You get two hours. The first hour the service was fine for me as I uploaded lots and lots of pictures from the first two days, worked on emails, etc. Around noon, however, it slowed down to the speed of sap movement in winter. I could not do any heavy-duty stuff. Robin had better luck altogether.
Around 1:00, it was getting cold (and we had not brought jackets even though we were layered). So we went back to the hotel, dropped off our gear, got coats, and headed out. We crossed the river near the hotel going across Ile St. Louis and over to the Left Bank. We walked up the river all the way to the D’Orsey, quite a schlep. I was getting tired and crabby with little breakfast and no lunch so far. We had looked into several places on the way back to the hotel from the park, but did not go into any of them. I ate a lovely panini of cheese and tomato along with an espresso bought from the stall outside the D’Orsey.
We spent from about 2:00 to after 5:00 in the museum. The building is terrific and is as much fun to see as the artwork. Highlights included the Impressionists and a special exhibit featuring the museum’s pastels. Hard to describe the experience of being in a museum like this. You just have to be here.
We walked home through the Saint-Germaine quarter. Saw the nice shops along the main thoroughfare, stopped at a crepe vendor for an afternoon treat. First time I can remember eating Nutella (although Robin says she and her sibs ate it a lot during late 70s, early 80s). I was dragging by about then. The walks we have taken over the last two days are really pretty long.
Got back to the hotel about 6:35, did some quick washing up, etc. and went around the corner to meet Sandy and Sharon in front of their place at 7:00. Walked to Place de Bastille and got on the Metro heading toward a brasserie Carolyn had recommended near the Bourse (stock exchange). Very nice dinner at Brasserie de Vaudeville. I had fish soup, duck breast with figs and Dauphine potatoes, and cassis, citron, and mango sorbet. Sharon had profiteroles, so Marian should be pleased. Nice wine from the Loire region.
Took Metro back and walked home. Downloaded pictures and wrote this. Robin is working hard at her computer. ASL should pay her extra for working on vacation. It’s midnight now. Time to go beddy bye.
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