Scouring Paris continues...Early morning train to Versailles on Wednesday...Tomorrow's post will be 4 to 6 hours later than usual...
This is a typical Parisian scene of a French Balcony which has no room for sitting but offers a view and often room for flowers, such as these. |
Wherever we may walk, we can find our way back for two reasons; one, Tom's excellent sense of direction and two, spotting the Eiffel Tower. |
This is the famous Pont Alexandre III bridge and visitors area which we visited. The top of the pillars are gold and the street lamps are made of crystal. |
A closer view of Pont Alexandre III. |
Having seen this and other areas in photos over the years, it was exciting to visit them in person. |
The expanse of the River Seine and its many bridges attracts many tourists. |
A bell tower on a church. |
Shopping for food and cooking meals in Paris would definitely be an experience with the variety of ingredients and options of less common ingredients. |
"Knock off" designer bags, shoes and clothing are commonly found for sale on the streets. |
Even fine French cheeses were for sale in refrigerated cases at the Farmer's Market. |
These mushrooms caught my eye. Wouldn't these be lovely to cook? |
Considering that this rating puts it in the top 24% in Paris, we felt it was worth a try. One can assume that the difficulty of getting a reservation may be a good indicator of reasonably good food.
Beautiful flower shops can be found every few blocks. |
On Sunday, we stumbled up a Farmer's Market along the boulevard that was winding down in the afternoon after an early morning start. |
Tomorrow, we'll be on the train to Versailles in the early morning and won't be posting until later in the day upon our return. Thus, our post will be available approximately eight hour later than usual.
This venue celebrated architectural shows and conferences from what we could tell. |
Most likely late tomorrow, in order to remain in the order of our activities, we'll post the exciting venue we plan to visit today and photos of tonight's dinner at Les Ombres restaurant.
Flowers lining the walking paths. |
Tom said this was the best dinner he'd had since we arrived in Paris. The total for last night's dinner was US $57.72, EU $43.10. Tom had one large beer and I had a large bottle of sparkling water. Had the waiter requested the small sparkling water I requested, as opposed to the large, the total bill would have been comparable to the last two nights. |
My dinner was mediocre last night when there were few items on the menu that worked for me. I've never been a fan of those tiny shrimp, although the cod in the salad was good. When we returned to our hotel, I dug into the nuts, still hungry after dinner. |
Tom's meal included a dessert. He selected the crème brulee. After eating it, he told me that he prefers when I've made it. Tres bon! |
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Photo from one year ago today, August 5, 2013:
Pescia, Italy was the town we drove to for grocery shopping, via the steep and winding hairpin turns of the mountains of Tuscany. The meat department in the grocery store was the best we've seen anywhere with the finest deli meats, bacon and cheeses. For details for that date, please click here. |