Paris: A cup of coffee is a wonderful thing

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0OAi9Szf5sNTAwMsvSpL43P0bIW0-peOzwWdFVPCIS2Z18XiBU5ZoXRSbaN8pHE-51GMLhT9TMiQBEmYBp0G5ZJmXcTvavrU5XxnmT4OBghaFLjOLEi3WSu3EgdgB_I9PnBKLoSqgTt4/s1600/cups1852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0OAi9Szf5sNTAwMsvSpL43P0bIW0-peOzwWdFVPCIS2Z18XiBU5ZoXRSbaN8pHE-51GMLhT9TMiQBEmYBp0G5ZJmXcTvavrU5XxnmT4OBghaFLjOLEi3WSu3EgdgB_I9PnBKLoSqgTt4/s320/cups1852.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A set of hand-made coffee cups displayed at an outdoor ceramics fair near Saint Sulpice.<br />In French homes where we have been, after-dinner coffee is always served in demi-tasse cups the size of these.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOZt4-Xo1aF6IQvd1mNnTzNgdWeAv51qEL96ToLi_aahk4gf_2DbZyIBft0k5a9oLU72di6qFA-xWtkLxrSKt2y_-OZ-rH0cuV85MbTGTmOThFkZu1rZPNRGQhAJN8VNQ6OMjvj9Et807/s1600/sunday1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOZt4-Xo1aF6IQvd1mNnTzNgdWeAv51qEL96ToLi_aahk4gf_2DbZyIBft0k5a9oLU72di6qFA-xWtkLxrSKt2y_-OZ-rH0cuV85MbTGTmOThFkZu1rZPNRGQhAJN8VNQ6OMjvj9Et807/s320/sunday1954.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast coffe on our first morning in Paris</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_J17sIHzU5ahR5TTup3fdueQmt4G9byihP557ctADL6YhWHND_yBIKTUh14pzNtb1JSIvVjXw8EUxbEgSURK2M7PtJ5Hc7iG0u0jR1mIsrmad6Uzq7vB1GaLMtnulTloX2zoRR5bXvKZ/s1600/cups2065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_J17sIHzU5ahR5TTup3fdueQmt4G9byihP557ctADL6YhWHND_yBIKTUh14pzNtb1JSIvVjXw8EUxbEgSURK2M7PtJ5Hc7iG0u0jR1mIsrmad6Uzq7vB1GaLMtnulTloX2zoRR5bXvKZ/s400/cups2065.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cup of coffee in a cup marked with the brand "Cafes Richard" --<br />another breakfast at one of the many cafes near our  hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYIjfaW_EBC68CIxc4A7d97QzT7fGeUu1rhHjkuhxgTtQbLw36AD9vac_b51joMRVsufM2r0JrXZFmOzV_nuTKqbPcTs7tmd2s8jGG2KLsijXt7jOPj-T5R8StwZWZZ8rlqT3NWLAEEEs/s1600/cups2162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYIjfaW_EBC68CIxc4A7d97QzT7fGeUu1rhHjkuhxgTtQbLw36AD9vac_b51joMRVsufM2r0JrXZFmOzV_nuTKqbPcTs7tmd2s8jGG2KLsijXt7jOPj-T5R8StwZWZZ8rlqT3NWLAEEEs/s400/cups2162.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long before coffee: medieval cups, flask, and pitchers at Musee de Cluny</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PgwwqNwG2vRy24coLvJl-3-ni3sNn0ugHKOV7wZNPKZEAHGg63_BcKYetSoM0JzrSdqCq5PW2fAk1pIboue2560hWqnf5rdkT2qBTAgHKA26fq0Q2aRSmG0IZYbEvVbkOHD3Y4Q5yJFw/s1600/cups2677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PgwwqNwG2vRy24coLvJl-3-ni3sNn0ugHKOV7wZNPKZEAHGg63_BcKYetSoM0JzrSdqCq5PW2fAk1pIboue2560hWqnf5rdkT2qBTAgHKA26fq0Q2aRSmG0IZYbEvVbkOHD3Y4Q5yJFw/s640/cups2677.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee and breakfast pastry on signature china at the very famous restaurant Le Dome, also near our hotel.<br />(Hemmingway ate here)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q9vv5RHsJ-eK_lzeE3NKtZayqHoJCK-XEhox7D6Ofs87OdKjRNQ8CrPB32VFvhkevRxYIPXZ3DwXzYkSG9dfhaBhkhb4pVcazpTKaveiJLIMqNlZF15odYpmrMPiepGSCxnghZXG04hS/s1600/cups2714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q9vv5RHsJ-eK_lzeE3NKtZayqHoJCK-XEhox7D6Ofs87OdKjRNQ8CrPB32VFvhkevRxYIPXZ3DwXzYkSG9dfhaBhkhb4pVcazpTKaveiJLIMqNlZF15odYpmrMPiepGSCxnghZXG04hS/s320/cups2714.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outdoor lunch dessert: my indulgent sorbet dwarfs Len's little cup of coffee </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASEPwAbzLUBFKpwasF43dDZ865YSNvkGSoqD8OOwTvchb4AdQhDvxIoG5WbMOnixOiTPNJKZIKACVORh8Rmm79Fc6i6r4dILbAbQlsm8aVcqOoQzlWvhpYme6g1NO5EPQZR8XqRWva-G/s1600/cups2739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASEPwAbzLUBFKpwasF43dDZ865YSNvkGSoqD8OOwTvchb4AdQhDvxIoG5WbMOnixOiTPNJKZIKACVORh8Rmm79Fc6i6r4dILbAbQlsm8aVcqOoQzlWvhpYme6g1NO5EPQZR8XqRWva-G/s400/cups2739.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another cup of coffee for breakfast near our hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR0ivNeKjTvbXg1-chLoxjQMcbliT_-vmgS1zjyQHr9P_nm48HQ6Xjd88pNbqUZiRvh-RpTI3qJ6LpNJnjbyyWKXwIWCIPcVe1x_C82jqINCMcJ0Z0e8StbtAqQMF5u8zld1lQeKeeiKK/s1600/tuesday2308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR0ivNeKjTvbXg1-chLoxjQMcbliT_-vmgS1zjyQHr9P_nm48HQ6Xjd88pNbqUZiRvh-RpTI3qJ6LpNJnjbyyWKXwIWCIPcVe1x_C82jqINCMcJ0Z0e8StbtAqQMF5u8zld1lQeKeeiKK/s400/tuesday2308.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee with a crepe at the famous Josselin Creperie.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgautZ5OkmFBJkfQo0DChp_URrGKbBpgkDYL8oT5vgvmEODak_f4hC0BN49hVrNyt4R16k2UKU5-Xzkzr-DX4GHSYogAwjRXhuNHMFcL6Mqn9EOdM-T5n-jkuHJP6H3S2gUPIdeWphOL5yW/s1600/cups2835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgautZ5OkmFBJkfQo0DChp_URrGKbBpgkDYL8oT5vgvmEODak_f4hC0BN49hVrNyt4R16k2UKU5-Xzkzr-DX4GHSYogAwjRXhuNHMFcL6Mqn9EOdM-T5n-jkuHJP6H3S2gUPIdeWphOL5yW/s640/cups2835.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a fabulous lunch: demi-tasse cups of coffee at Michelle's house with<br />friends Anne-Marie and Dominique</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wE1vSPcERacPv5l37tHiXG8XmgYEaY51t-o89ArlPkUSR1NmdKRcd-DYpQtZ5NKnoIcxtC00PwkThP_J7mqebzw2M8dreydqWT6QzrLcromhfPVhCNQXfoVoRtqqcduHySREkii0qeS9/s1600/cups2837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wE1vSPcERacPv5l37tHiXG8XmgYEaY51t-o89ArlPkUSR1NmdKRcd-DYpQtZ5NKnoIcxtC00PwkThP_J7mqebzw2M8dreydqWT6QzrLcromhfPVhCNQXfoVoRtqqcduHySREkii0qeS9/s320/cups2837.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Different drink: a cup of tea at a table on the sidewalk at another creperie.</td></tr></tbody></table>Breakfast at the airport yesterday: one choice of coffee -- Starbucks. No photo, as it's exactly like a Starbucks in the US, including glazed donuts, bagels, muffins and characteristic names for drink sizes. Who would want to see a photo of that?

Paris: A cup of coffee is a wonderful thing

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Paris Airport

We left our hotel at 7 AM, had a comfortable taxi ride, boarded our plane on time, and we are now back home for a while. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9235175480/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="airport2846 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="airport2846" height="396" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/9235175480_728030387c.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladurée pastry at the airport: their famous macarons made a delicious last-minute snack.<br />The rose-colored ones are rose-water flavor, and surprisingly taste like roses.<br />The salted caramel and chocolate ones are also exceptionally delicious.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9232397085/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="airport2838 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="airport2838" height="375" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5473/9232397085_4285da5202.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DeGaulle Airport: waiting area with duty-free shops</td></tr></tbody></table>I'll be posting more about Paris.

Paris Airport

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Saturday Market Near Montparnasse

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9219662289/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2765 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2765" height="558" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/9219662289_695a00202d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of fruit and vegetables, beautifully displayed</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9219662731/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2823 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2823" height="578" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5349/9219662731_08d46af044_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A man playing and singing old-style cabaret songs: think Edith Piaf</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9222439768/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2759 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2759" height="587" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2833/9222439768_000502f9be_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing fish stalls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9219665251/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="saturday2755 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="saturday2755" height="598" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9219665251_dc7a0d0500_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Divine melons -- if only I had a kitchen!</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MjPiwu0cyg1wobLHm7pkNJ8AaiIbRIq1moXXIYcRUlxC8Tk6QE-RICJriMLjMkgyAZdhDt8EoTxEQJTQ22TqYxCqCaGUVzVwQL4Yqsb7bx2jxgZxbEWA6j86wTVaYLeZH67ct_AJHvIW/s1600/saturday2818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MjPiwu0cyg1wobLHm7pkNJ8AaiIbRIq1moXXIYcRUlxC8Tk6QE-RICJriMLjMkgyAZdhDt8EoTxEQJTQ22TqYxCqCaGUVzVwQL4Yqsb7bx2jxgZxbEWA6j86wTVaYLeZH67ct_AJHvIW/s640/saturday2818.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the sun was shining</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMPEgaN0UEcn7-pPL5aE24eFo4cIrypEhC-ohAZEsjM2K8XgK0i7xSXZOzi9BGzcUMrke-a1zR52c2LJVLDEip46md9wupbmsUcEcjeXTJD3FF309oCNNej_44BFgyBEk15NlOS5qPqhJ/s1600/saturday2796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMPEgaN0UEcn7-pPL5aE24eFo4cIrypEhC-ohAZEsjM2K8XgK0i7xSXZOzi9BGzcUMrke-a1zR52c2LJVLDEip46md9wupbmsUcEcjeXTJD3FF309oCNNej_44BFgyBEk15NlOS5qPqhJ/s640/saturday2796.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of artisanal food products, cheeses, ham, sausages....</td></tr></tbody></table><br />

Saturday Market Near Montparnasse

Lots of fruit and vegetables, beautifully displayed A man playing and singing old-style cabaret songs: think Edith Piaf Amazing fish stalls ...

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Passage Vivienne

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Passage Vivienne

Last night we had dinner at Bistrot Vivienne in the Passage Vivienne with our friends Françoise and Laurent. It's one of the remaining 1...

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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDujx11LO1T9ybP-pQJ_vvUUBzDMRL3TxZepv1hG-N68zH41whQYNkOj0bfR6sYBjyHim_Kpwsji_mD4iM-k2j_69nc6Z9ykonFWsVml8jBMjhM1uSZ_ZRhNm_aOhhMF3e0YXMCNCgAkS/s1600/tuesday2304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDujx11LO1T9ybP-pQJ_vvUUBzDMRL3TxZepv1hG-N68zH41whQYNkOj0bfR6sYBjyHim_Kpwsji_mD4iM-k2j_69nc6Z9ykonFWsVml8jBMjhM1uSZ_ZRhNm_aOhhMF3e0YXMCNCgAkS/s400/tuesday2304.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Creperie Josselin: there's always been a line, <br />but today we walked right in and ordered because it was 3 PM.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR0ivNeKjTvbXg1-chLoxjQMcbliT_-vmgS1zjyQHr9P_nm48HQ6Xjd88pNbqUZiRvh-RpTI3qJ6LpNJnjbyyWKXwIWCIPcVe1x_C82jqINCMcJ0Z0e8StbtAqQMF5u8zld1lQeKeeiKK/s1600/tuesday2308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR0ivNeKjTvbXg1-chLoxjQMcbliT_-vmgS1zjyQHr9P_nm48HQ6Xjd88pNbqUZiRvh-RpTI3qJ6LpNJnjbyyWKXwIWCIPcVe1x_C82jqINCMcJ0Z0e8StbtAqQMF5u8zld1lQeKeeiKK/s640/tuesday2308.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A crepe with caramel and vanilla ice cream for me<br />and a lemon-honey crepe for Lenny.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF9T9tbgv7LZDPK4LIWq4lPOJ38hibcaWuoHOPnSA3mBsj_D9UrsnB7l0LcahotJdTC2vucVgktMHslF5zBxDccBtweUa1x1a1qVJNqD3tcUM7nEzU4rEPJos_L58w1rM9rpBGjYld21C/s1600/tuesday2310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF9T9tbgv7LZDPK4LIWq4lPOJ38hibcaWuoHOPnSA3mBsj_D9UrsnB7l0LcahotJdTC2vucVgktMHslF5zBxDccBtweUa1x1a1qVJNqD3tcUM7nEzU4rEPJos_L58w1rM9rpBGjYld21C/s400/tuesday2310.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8Cnoc5jmeR1czma-esdTIro-aZDR3KxTal8FNOKZpxFdplplLDuY3vFjYkikwXo6y071t1ekFeAf78VcdPyEyFPO8ECUa2uIgLr_VYU9P2eFxqmc1b-OisHmuZzbj6JCWnBI_5WFMT3i/s1600/tuesday2312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8Cnoc5jmeR1czma-esdTIro-aZDR3KxTal8FNOKZpxFdplplLDuY3vFjYkikwXo6y071t1ekFeAf78VcdPyEyFPO8ECUa2uIgLr_VYU9P2eFxqmc1b-OisHmuZzbj6JCWnBI_5WFMT3i/s400/tuesday2312.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The outside on the street with all the crepe places (address is 67 Rue du Montparnasse).<br />Needless to say, we've been eating lots of other things as well, but that will be a future post.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb50Sf8g0prHdBtTHn30oWoZ09FjcEi1GUqhvyJZKqizEVV-7DP760KXsWDHJZydNSAYYi8OrLVNh3rsZ27SmhBiWmkf-q2o207bkhh-rLwcQAsVusE-DkfaX7bPuSndHbyVc982XKH_k/s1600/tuesday2220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZb50Sf8g0prHdBtTHn30oWoZ09FjcEi1GUqhvyJZKqizEVV-7DP760KXsWDHJZydNSAYYi8OrLVNh3rsZ27SmhBiWmkf-q2o207bkhh-rLwcQAsVusE-DkfaX7bPuSndHbyVc982XKH_k/s640/tuesday2220.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What we did first thing today: we went to the gardens of Versailles where we walked around for about 4 hours.<br />The lines for entry to the chateau itself looked around 2 hours long -- even if you had bought a ticket online!<br />So we just enjoyed the gardens.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pJFt8teqtlR61KFqE7lKYi_NN1kgE_OrnFXakUiL0_zmOLxm4a7LjQuuF_sLb0-c0Igd132GXwFp41zmJcikGcDvufVBH8Gm38DlENyTDeXGIUnbSqMm9OIH4FFZt0PRItdYf0Pua3rW/s1600/tuesday2229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3pJFt8teqtlR61KFqE7lKYi_NN1kgE_OrnFXakUiL0_zmOLxm4a7LjQuuF_sLb0-c0Igd132GXwFp41zmJcikGcDvufVBH8Gm38DlENyTDeXGIUnbSqMm9OIH4FFZt0PRItdYf0Pua3rW/s640/tuesday2229.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One fountain was turned on. Every 10 minutes the fountain danced to appropriate<br />18th century French music. The rest of the gardens were beautiful also: music played,<br />but the water was not turned on except in this one.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnl9b70gbFrRDIxEIPn37RsN0VaFLxTOJmz6nH-rAEmHOULFQZacT5RWUiIYqrJEF7yWZU3txlWdD_bfUeTT35bRykKXiqOjfYdqIJ8yLCHVvbwmFYKO6vDo0dchu8yDJrpqteqTYi9slv/s1600/tuesday2294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnl9b70gbFrRDIxEIPn37RsN0VaFLxTOJmz6nH-rAEmHOULFQZacT5RWUiIYqrJEF7yWZU3txlWdD_bfUeTT35bRykKXiqOjfYdqIJ8yLCHVvbwmFYKO6vDo0dchu8yDJrpqteqTYi9slv/s400/tuesday2294.jpg" /></a></div>

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A few good meals

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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtA9-zLbW_dqAFmUzGfp7jckZ4_L_pw_pwahnR3b0oPTpl9hyphenhyphenGTJlpiYi1b_6W14M4lXJYNfc2GVql04CgHjZFDpFje19HtPNkbQsPNzC7ec8tMiIw2dVjb24sRnS9t0UJ_yUaRHdIx8r/s320/saturday1951.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday dinner: a salad near our hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOZt4-Xo1aF6IQvd1mNnTzNgdWeAv51qEL96ToLi_aahk4gf_2DbZyIBft0k5a9oLU72di6qFA-xWtkLxrSKt2y_-OZ-rH0cuV85MbTGTmOThFkZu1rZPNRGQhAJN8VNQ6OMjvj9Et807/s1600/sunday1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOZt4-Xo1aF6IQvd1mNnTzNgdWeAv51qEL96ToLi_aahk4gf_2DbZyIBft0k5a9oLU72di6qFA-xWtkLxrSKt2y_-OZ-rH0cuV85MbTGTmOThFkZu1rZPNRGQhAJN8VNQ6OMjvj9Et807/s320/sunday1954.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRYWuhxTH15NUyA1OErUCQEo5Qam0Wdzky4CFGNTgn96bkIGBm0F3omtwlpuPXS0zq7A2dkjKHJR2Qqmy3WfYZcOQd0FWVKhcCEZGTkGlguOZY2qzqP0qoM9V0VmlYl9FVWS8FNnyWLZx/s1600/sunday2062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRYWuhxTH15NUyA1OErUCQEo5Qam0Wdzky4CFGNTgn96bkIGBm0F3omtwlpuPXS0zq7A2dkjKHJR2Qqmy3WfYZcOQd0FWVKhcCEZGTkGlguOZY2qzqP0qoM9V0VmlYl9FVWS8FNnyWLZx/s400/sunday2062.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mussels at Brasserie Suffren</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt02uhEbGJlzsQOq7YTFfNQ8scWJ8aczmi4-gkwnnJG4hoR3JOOsduPgesCMnuFlUyzFF_VGKbtcwsFkAsEZ3jh86azlaHa7s1BZHozYCD1dD40Lz4kKR2nlosi2WI3-SATAUGHZM1imoA/s1600/sunday2064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt02uhEbGJlzsQOq7YTFfNQ8scWJ8aczmi4-gkwnnJG4hoR3JOOsduPgesCMnuFlUyzFF_VGKbtcwsFkAsEZ3jh86azlaHa7s1BZHozYCD1dD40Lz4kKR2nlosi2WI3-SATAUGHZM1imoA/s320/sunday2064.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish with aioli at Brasserie Suffren,<br />which was near our apartment in 1989 -- still good!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF22VhwjU-xpu7bnAQcwAAeQYCfam_gLOzSlmY2c54WAs-BjD7w1gJeALC19rNaL4sCvdTOhwYMoP80Py-s032oe9dDhsIKVPnIJiyc-55G4PI8Om8fwTZgVAaJv6linEvKRJRYe0XlXq/s1600/sunday2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF22VhwjU-xpu7bnAQcwAAeQYCfam_gLOzSlmY2c54WAs-BjD7w1gJeALC19rNaL4sCvdTOhwYMoP80Py-s032oe9dDhsIKVPnIJiyc-55G4PI8Om8fwTZgVAaJv6linEvKRJRYe0XlXq/s400/sunday2007.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday lunch at Michelle's apartment in Cachan, just outside Paris</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwag3T3cjN1kCU2uadm7vpdHNUnxHmAo6tx1MS_nTr_PtrOCzo1jVUCl6WxCeKJGw99ItOYi5WJmEpldW1q8sF8mivoS6S_Ga3Zdv5krbsASOBxxLEPthrw6V-cNYhaEfrFvXP5ND_78TN/s1600/sunday1977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwag3T3cjN1kCU2uadm7vpdHNUnxHmAo6tx1MS_nTr_PtrOCzo1jVUCl6WxCeKJGw99ItOYi5WJmEpldW1q8sF8mivoS6S_Ga3Zdv5krbsASOBxxLEPthrw6V-cNYhaEfrFvXP5ND_78TN/s320/sunday1977.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A statue by Zadkine on Boulevard Edgar Quinet<br />Background: Tour de Montparnasse<br />Besides eating Paris is full of fabulous outdoor art</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJGiyTF82ailKn2Ny9WWnSq1LNOigo7PVpYk5e5m1QJ6qZF1e6Txv3zBqn7oAs0vpe-J7krFHbDsFaATKQg5q3-jL-y46Ab2439_ie9xeMN0HWW32uUri7WzWSECFHYhy5Yo2lAriGoQT/s1600/saturday1949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJGiyTF82ailKn2Ny9WWnSq1LNOigo7PVpYk5e5m1QJ6qZF1e6Txv3zBqn7oAs0vpe-J7krFHbDsFaATKQg5q3-jL-y46Ab2439_ie9xeMN0HWW32uUri7WzWSECFHYhy5Yo2lAriGoQT/s400/saturday1949.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, Paris is full of beautiful old traditional things, <br />like the fountains of this design that once were really the water supply.</td></tr></tbody></table>

A few good meals

Cold Salmon at Balzar where we met Michelle on Saturday Dessert: molten chocolate cake Fish at Balzar Saturday dinner: a salad near our hote...

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The street of crepes

Once we checked into our hotel after our overnight train trip, we started the day in Paris with lunch at one of around a dozen creperies near our hotel. Most have very Breton names like the Quiberon or La Phare (lighthouse) and Breton traditional crepes, both sweet and savory. We had no idea that we were staying on the street of crepes! I was stunned to recall once again how absolutely wonderful-tasting real fois gras is, and how delicious a real French salad dressing can be. I look forward to trying some of the sweet varieties too.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9158200049/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="paris-food1794 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="paris-food1794" height="375" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5460/9158200049_105c47a1f5.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch: My galette (savory crepe) with fois gras, fig jam, a drizzle of honey, and a salad.<br />Background: Len's sausage, onion, and potato-filled crepe.<br />Restaurant: Creperie La Bigoudene</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12003515@N05/9158199687/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="paris-food1844 by mesander2000, on Flickr"><img alt="paris-food1844" height="375" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5442/9158199687_ce87e67d9a.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish-monger's window not far from the creperies.<br />I love looking at the food stores, markets, wine shops, cheese shops, patisseries...</td></tr></tbody></table><br />

The street of crepes

Once we checked into our hotel after our overnight train trip, we started the day in Paris with lunch at one of around a dozen creperies nea...

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