We began the morning at the most quaint patisserie, Pain et Chocolat. It was off the beaten path and it seemed that mostly locals were there, so naturally we fit in like the elephant in the room. I am speculating, but I'm pretty sure it was run by a husband and wife.
Inside the patisserie
Loved the library look in the back
Cute little flower shop we passed as we walked from breakfast.
French man with baguette....love it!
We headed back to the Hotel des Invalides and toured the grounds and the war museum...very interesting, but unable to take in so much information in a 2 hour time span. If you are a WWI/WWII history buff, definitely recommend it.
Napolean's Tomb
Next, we trekked over to the Musee de Orsay, however the line was about 4 hours long, so we bought tickets for the next day and kept walking. Grabbed a bite at a sandwich shop and ate in the park at Notre Dame.
Saint Chapelle was our next stop; it was a bit hard to figure out where it was, as it is behind a big wall...however the line swelling out of the door gave it away. Quite spectacular!
We then walked to Ile St-Louis and enjoyed an amazing icecream cone and walked through some interesting antique stores. What a beautiful spot in Paris, felt as though we were outside of the big city.
Notice that Chris is holding two icecream cone remnants...
A store front sign, so cute
By this time in the afternoon, our feet were killing us, because we hadn't tackled the public metro (more on this later). We boarded a "bateau mouche" and let our feet rest while we enjoyed the sights of the Seine River and the city without walking!
Here I am just before my feet almost fell off...just kidding
Some sights from the boat
To end the evening, we ventured to a restaurant called the Taverne du Sergeant Recruteur. I looked up the hisotry online and apparently it used to be a place that would help men decide to join Napolean's army...hence they got them a bit tipsy and then lured them in. It is a fun place with such character. We went ahead and splurged by getting the full menu; the dinner starts of with a BASKET of salami/sausage to try and a whole BASKET of vegetables and you make your own salad. It was followed by soup, beef bourguignon (amazing!!), cheese plate, and dessert. Not to mention that they carry on the tradition by serving all the wine you can drink. What else can I say? It was truly a grand meal and we figured out the metro to get home after this one!
Baskets to begin the meal...Chris was a bit more adventuresome than me when it came to the salami/sausage.
Our waiter describing all the different meats to Chris
Who doesn't love a stinky cheese plate??
This girl does!
Washing it all down properly.
Here we are with our waiter...can you tell by the amount of pictures how much fun we had at dinner? We do love our food.
So jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ")
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