Monday, October 3

Not much to report on today.  I did some last minute shopping at Galleries Lafayette and then walked back home.

Another stroll past the fabulous Opera house - and another photo!

I did pass by the Pompidou Centre and discovered this delightful fountain - full of odd things ...  No doubt it would be lovely in front of Roddy and Kathy's house when that new couch arrives from the Pompidou (see earlier blog).





And back to the Marais - my neighbourhood. 

One thing that has always amazed me is the parking situation here in Paris.  Not much space for all these people and cars.  And the parallel parking is unbelievable - in many cases a person can't even squeeze between the cars.  I am always in awe of these situations - since I'm not much of a parallel parker myself - and always require extra room to get in.  Anyway, here is an example of a Smart Car parked on rue Elziver - god knows how he gets it out!!!

Tonight, I tried a new restaurant in the St. Germain area - called Ze Kitchen Gallery on rue Grand Augustins.  It was recommended to me by one of my cooking classmates from Seattle.  The food and presentation was quite wonderful.

And of course - more pictures of Paris from my walk both to and from the restaurant.  Just can't get enough of Notre Dame and those fabulous gargoyles!

 

And finally, what may be one of my better pictures of the trip (IMHO), the Paris skyline at dusk from the Pont Neuf with the sun behind Hotel Invalides and the Eiffel Tower off to the right - voila!