For some reason, only a few lines of my post were published. This blog can be very frustrating.
I will give a shortened version of what I wrote the first time.
We visited "Les Jardins des Plantes" this morning after breakfast. I can't remember how many hectares are involved in this garden, but it has been open to the public since the 17th century, having originally been a royal garden. It is lovely with young mothers pushing prams, little old ladies and little old men, as well as joggers, and just plain tourists. It was a little early for the roses, although several were in bloom, and most were fragrant. Probably our favorite were the poppies. Orange was the predominant color, but there were also yellow, white, and even pink ones. In fact, the poppies dominated this visit. If you want to know more, Google "Jardin des Plantes" and you will be inundated with interesting information. Among other things were some prize photographs, mostly involving frogs and water. They blown up to about 30 by 40 and there must have been 20 or 30 of them.
We came back home for lunch and a nap. Then we went to Galleries LaFayette to try and replace a little plate that I left in the microwave too long--no luck. To make matters worse, the Metro was packed. We should have known better than to have gone on the Metro at this time of day.
We intended to have dinner at the Polidor--the one that is featured in Woodie Allen's "Midnight in Paris," but we were turned off by the sign that said "No Credit Cards." We are being very careful with our cash since I lost my debit card. We ended up eating at "The Clou de Paris," a restaurant that is not famous, but serves very good food which is less pricy thatn Le Polidor. We asked the waiter why it was called "Le Clou de Paris," (The Nail of Paris) and he explained that it was because they are so close to the marker in front of Notre Dame, from which all points in France are nmeasured. You can also buy a book at Shakespeare and Company, which is located across the river from Notre Dame, and they will stamp the front page "O Killometres."
We had planned to go to the jazz club tonight, but it's been raining in Paris. That, plus the red wine that we had with dinner has probably made us content to stay home and get into our night clothes.
Tomorrow is our last full day in Paris. We take the train to Beaune May 20th. We sometimes wonder why we don't just stay put, since we so dread packing up and moving again.
I will give a shortened version of what I wrote the first time.
We visited "Les Jardins des Plantes" this morning after breakfast. I can't remember how many hectares are involved in this garden, but it has been open to the public since the 17th century, having originally been a royal garden. It is lovely with young mothers pushing prams, little old ladies and little old men, as well as joggers, and just plain tourists. It was a little early for the roses, although several were in bloom, and most were fragrant. Probably our favorite were the poppies. Orange was the predominant color, but there were also yellow, white, and even pink ones. In fact, the poppies dominated this visit. If you want to know more, Google "Jardin des Plantes" and you will be inundated with interesting information. Among other things were some prize photographs, mostly involving frogs and water. They blown up to about 30 by 40 and there must have been 20 or 30 of them.
We came back home for lunch and a nap. Then we went to Galleries LaFayette to try and replace a little plate that I left in the microwave too long--no luck. To make matters worse, the Metro was packed. We should have known better than to have gone on the Metro at this time of day.
We intended to have dinner at the Polidor--the one that is featured in Woodie Allen's "Midnight in Paris," but we were turned off by the sign that said "No Credit Cards." We are being very careful with our cash since I lost my debit card. We ended up eating at "The Clou de Paris," a restaurant that is not famous, but serves very good food which is less pricy thatn Le Polidor. We asked the waiter why it was called "Le Clou de Paris," (The Nail of Paris) and he explained that it was because they are so close to the marker in front of Notre Dame, from which all points in France are nmeasured. You can also buy a book at Shakespeare and Company, which is located across the river from Notre Dame, and they will stamp the front page "O Killometres."
We had planned to go to the jazz club tonight, but it's been raining in Paris. That, plus the red wine that we had with dinner has probably made us content to stay home and get into our night clothes.
Tomorrow is our last full day in Paris. We take the train to Beaune May 20th. We sometimes wonder why we don't just stay put, since we so dread packing up and moving again.
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