After we checked into our hotel-Hotel Henri IV Rive Gauche ( posted a hotel review today with pictures)- we unpacked, called home and then it was off to explore. Because it was raining, we changed our plans and did not go for a walk around the Marais nor did we have a picnic under the Tour Eiffel. Instead we walked over to see Notre Dame-what a thrill. We walked around to the side and back and then went to The Crypt to buy our 6 day museum passes (120 euro for two passes). They sent us to Sainte Chapelle to buy them. Don’t know if they were out or just don’t sell them anymore. We only waited in line about 5 minutes to buy them but did not go into the church because it was cloudy and rainy and we wanted to see it on a better weather day. We headed back to see the Crypt. What a neat place. It is hard to believe that the walls that have been unearthed are over 2 thousand years old. Nothing in Tampa is over 20 years old except the residents. Next we explored the streets behind and around our hotel. There were a lot of bookstores (being a media specialist that kind of thing really interests me) but they were closed since it was Sunday. We walked to the St. Michael metro station and purchased our Carte Orange passes for zones 1 %26amp; 2 (31.40 Euro for two). We put our pictures on them and signed them so we would be ready to use them tomorrow. We went back to the hotel to rest before dinner. It was still rainy and cold when we walked over to Ile Saint Louis on a mission to find Au Sergent Recruteur Restaurant that I had read so much about. It is very easy to find, right on the main drag. This is the restaurant where you get a huge basket of raw veggies and another one of sausages to eat all you want before your main course. Next you get a thick vegetable broth and pate. The soup really helped to warm us up. My husband had the Boeuf Bourguignon and I had the Confit de Canard (duck). Both were excellent. I had never liked duck before but had decided to try new and/or different things on this trip. The duck was brown and crispy and quite delicious. My husband, on the other hand, ordered a beef dish almost every meal-he is so boring and predictable. (Can’t wait to see his next cholesterol test scores.) Next came 6 different types of cheeses and then dessert. We both had the Mousse au Chocolat. It melted in your mouth. What a wonderful first dinner in Paris. The meal was 78 Euros total for two which included all the beer or wine you wanted. The waiter was great and teased us that we had to eat our cheese or no dessert. It had stopped raining by the time we left and we had a lovely walk back to our fabulous hotel for a good night’s sleep.
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just curious: when was your trip (weather being cool and rainy) ??
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June 25-July 2. I did a report on our plane trip and arrival titled Our flight to Paris-Delta %26amp; Air France yesterday and had included the dates. Sorry, I guess I should have put the dates on each individual trip report also.
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How strange ? I arrived on Monday the 3rd July and Paris was steaming hot ? I can tell you, I would have loved some of your rain and cooler temperatures on Monday and Tuesday - even though I am a sun-lover.
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