Well…I’ve caught the bug that has been floating around; but
I only have a crackly voice…sore throat yesterday and today a very deep
voice. If that’s all I get…I’m
okay. Bonnie and Jane have both had full
blown colds.
But we were still out the door by 10:30 am; waited for the
washing machine to finish before leaving so we could hang the clothes on the
racks to dry…no dryer in the apartment.
We walked up past the Pantheon, over the top and then down
the long street that eventually became the Rue Mouffetard. This is the street where Julie Childs loved
to shop when she was going to cooking school in Paris. It is shop after shop of wonderful food; each
shop has a specialty: cheese, meat, fish,
vegetables, etc. etc. etc. And there
are a few clothing stores in between; I almost purchased a red trench coat but
it had stains on the sleeve so I was saved again! One of these days I’ll find the right size
and the perfect condition!
From there we continued into the area around the des
Globelins where Jim and I lived for the first ten days of this visit to Paris. Visited the McDonalds for the toilettes and
then off on the Metro to the Pont Marie where we walked across the bridge to
the Isle St. Louis to check on the prices of a mailing box for Bonnie…at 39
euros for a small box, she is having second thoughts. Walked to the end of the Isle and then
crossed over to the Marais. Our first
stop was at the little park that has a corner of a tower from the famous
Bastille Prison that was located in this area and destroyed during the French
Revolution. Most of the stones are now
found in bridges that span the Seine River.
Past the park we located the St. Paul Village area; we were
finding our way as yesterday I accidentally threw the Rick Steves Paris book
out with the trash…yes I know…how did you do that!! It was trash day and we were in a hurry; I’d
bundled the recyclable things together in my arms along with the things that we
were taking with us for the day.
Somehow, I must have put the book in the bag and then by the time we
realized it….the trash man had come and the book was gone! Old age got me again! But remember we had to do it in one trip as its
seventy seven steps down!
But whatever…we go on without it using my memories from
other trips! We located most everything
we were looking for. The girls enjoyed
the St. Paul’s Village area and the quiet little passage to St. Paul’s Church
and after a quiet moment there we continued down the street to the Place des Vosges. This is a square surrounded by brick
townhouses. The park was full of
students enjoying their noon hour in the bright sunshine; lying on the grass
and sitting on benches. We found an
empty bench and joined them as we enjoyed our cheese and bread that Miss Bonnie
had purchased during our walk down Rue Mouffetard this morning.
Soon we were full and rested and we continued on our walk;
we considered touring the Victor Hugo home that is now a museum; its located in
a corner of the Place des Vosges; but decided to continue our stroll. Back to the main street known as Saint Antoine
and bus number sixty-nine; hopped off at the Hotel de Ville and walked across
the square admiring the huge old building that speaks history from every façade. During the winter months they build an ice
skating rink in the place in front of the building that is the “City Hall of
Paris”.
We crossed the bridge known as the Pont D’Arcole where we
stopped to enjoy the views of the “witches hats” of the Conciergerie where
Marie Antoinette spent her final days in prison; and ended on the Cite where we
walked towards Notre Dame Cathedrale.
We still had time to enjoy our apartment, dinner and time on
the computers. Hope you enjoy our little
slideshow for the day:
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