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Thursday, 15 January 2015

PARIS!

We set off this morning after our 'cafe et croissant' and walked all the way down to the Marais district.  One street we walked down was just one food/grog shop after another ... it was amazing!  You could buy chocolates, pates, cheese, wine, cakes all ready for dinner then flowers on the table!

We ventured across to Ile St-Louis where Gordy finally found a restaurant with Boeuf Bourguignon and it was delicious!  Across to the Ile de la Cite, we were going to visit Notre Dame but there was quite a queue and as we have already been there in the past and the weather wasn't great we decided to walk over to the Left Bank.  Another stop for a quick drink - we're in Paris after all and the cafes are hard to resist - before heading to Musee d'Orsay for a couple of hours soaking in the amazing beauty of the iconic Impressionists, Post-Impressionists etc - just beautiful.

Back to our room for a quick freshen up then off to La Fontaine Gaillon, a restaurant owned by Gerard Depardieu.  It was delicious and I even managed to 'crack a joke' in French to the waiter about the little dachshund that a customer brought to dinner!


Looking back to the wheel

Looking toward the Louvre

Look at this amazing water pipe
on the corner of the Louvre

Upward view of the Louvre

Pont des Arts

Pont Neuf

Aaaah - Paris



Yes!  I ate one of these for breakfast!

Cheese!

Bread and macarons!

Flowers

Pates



Notre Dame

Detail

More food!

Musee d'Orsay

The famous clock front

Looking through the clock

Monet magic

Musee d'Orsay

Looking back at Musee d'Orsay at dusk

Dinner at la Fontaine Gaillon

Front entrance of restaurant
 

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