Post by georgeleitch on Apr 6, 2012 9:26:58 GMT -5
Monday we slept in and only got up after 9. Did the usual boulangerie thing and had a lazy morning. The thing about Rue St.Honore where we stayed was that on the same street we were equidistant from two competing boiulangeries.Julian up the road and Gosselin down. Stella preferred Gosselin's pain au raisin
but I liked Julian's baguette. Choices, choices! Anyway,eventually we went out into another beautiful Parisian day. Blue skies etc. and quite comfortable temperature wise. As we had packed for a cold damp place we soon found out that we didn't need all our heavy sweaters and reluctantly had to shell out on light stuff.
Off we went to Montmartre. Did the usual touristy things at Sacre Couer and Place de Tetre. I looked for the artist from whom we bought two painting last time but he wasn't there and I do believe he retired and is now living in the South of France on his ill-gotten gains.We lunched there and fell for the water trick. The greasy waiter chappy asked Stella if she wanted Seine water to which he smiled and brought a bottle of uncapped Rittel. I didn't notice this by play so was surprised when I was charged 5 euros for water.What we got was essentially Seine water poured into an empty bottle and we fell for it.Hey these things happen and Stella was forced into drinking red wine for the next week as punishment.
We picked up half a chicken and yummy roast potatoes from the trateur up the road and that with frozen profiteroles from the yogurt section of the local Francprix did supper.We then went across the road to the bar and just sat, watching the world go by once again.We drank red wine and just relaxed as this is what holidays are for.Even in this quiet wee quarter of Paris foot traffic was busy and motor scooters were roaring up and down and a couple of drunks were doing the Glasgow stagger. One pocket weighed down by something which caused them to always lurch to one side and always in our direction.I suppose that scientists can explain why this always happens but perhaps they are too busy designing wee things to hook ladies handbags to so that their bags don't have to scrape along the dirty floor.
That was our day. Quiet but quite enjoyable.
but I liked Julian's baguette. Choices, choices! Anyway,eventually we went out into another beautiful Parisian day. Blue skies etc. and quite comfortable temperature wise. As we had packed for a cold damp place we soon found out that we didn't need all our heavy sweaters and reluctantly had to shell out on light stuff.
Off we went to Montmartre. Did the usual touristy things at Sacre Couer and Place de Tetre. I looked for the artist from whom we bought two painting last time but he wasn't there and I do believe he retired and is now living in the South of France on his ill-gotten gains.We lunched there and fell for the water trick. The greasy waiter chappy asked Stella if she wanted Seine water to which he smiled and brought a bottle of uncapped Rittel. I didn't notice this by play so was surprised when I was charged 5 euros for water.What we got was essentially Seine water poured into an empty bottle and we fell for it.Hey these things happen and Stella was forced into drinking red wine for the next week as punishment.
We picked up half a chicken and yummy roast potatoes from the trateur up the road and that with frozen profiteroles from the yogurt section of the local Francprix did supper.We then went across the road to the bar and just sat, watching the world go by once again.We drank red wine and just relaxed as this is what holidays are for.Even in this quiet wee quarter of Paris foot traffic was busy and motor scooters were roaring up and down and a couple of drunks were doing the Glasgow stagger. One pocket weighed down by something which caused them to always lurch to one side and always in our direction.I suppose that scientists can explain why this always happens but perhaps they are too busy designing wee things to hook ladies handbags to so that their bags don't have to scrape along the dirty floor.
That was our day. Quiet but quite enjoyable.
Let the riot begin! LOL - 
hahahha