After a nice French breakfast of bread & coffee, we set off for a free walking tour of Paris. The tour was quite good; I learned some new things, and we hit quite a few major sights. It ended up, however, being a four hour tour (!) so it ate up most of the day.
After the tour, we found a small brasserie - no English spoken - and had some wine, cheese and a crepe. We didn't want to eat too much and spoil our dinner since it was midafternoon already.
Then it was off to the shops! Once again we had terrible luck and didn't find a thing. I found a great pair of boots at one shop, but they would have required toe amputation for me to wear them. :-(
We finally gave up and headed back to the hotel, where we had the desk clerk make a reservation for us at Bistro Paul Bert. Quick change and we were off - arriving 15 minutes late, but that didn't seem to matter which was good! Bistro Paul Bert was adorable and almost stereotypically French, and the food was delicious. Charlotte had foie gras and I had scallops for the starter, then we both had duck for the main, then she had a macaron with chestnut creme and I had souffle au chocolat for dessert. We were both totally happy and sated at the end of the meal.
Tomorrow's plan: Musee D'Orsay and the market in the Marais.
Dinner photos:
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| Scallops |
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| Duck |
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| Souffle |
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| Macaron |
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