{"id":8554,"date":"2018-07-03T10:46:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T08:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awanderfullife.com\/?p=8554"},"modified":"2024-08-02T11:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T09:42:49","slug":"paris-rendezvous-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awanderfullife.com\/?p=8554","title":{"rendered":"Paris Rendezvous \u2014 Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

While doing the planning for this trip, I decided that I had seen the Louvre and the Musee D’Orsay several times along with the Pompidou Center and several smaller museums — so it would be good to visit new places instead. We were staying in a wonderful neighbourhood in the 15h Arrondissement, so we had excellent transport links that started right outside the front door of the hotel.<\/p>\n

It’s time to share something that I have been reluctant to ever discuss online. As mentioned in Part One when I was dismayed about the hotel ignoring my request to NOT place us in a room that would require climbing a lot of stairs, I’ve begun to have some issues with mobility and pain. None of it is overly-dramatic, but it is inconvenient. So I have to listen to what my body tells me it can and cannot manage each day — and it’s all quite unpredictable.<\/p>\n

On our 3rd day in Paris, it was clear that I was going to need to stay quiet and just rest for a full day. I knew that I’d lost any sightseeing I might have planned, but the heat bouncing off the concrete walkways the previous day had left me feeling quite drained and ill by that evening. I sent Mark off with my blessings every morning because he likes to get out early for a walk and for that particular Wednesday, he also went to a museum I had wanted to see, but knew I could not. I’ll post his pictures separately in another post dedicated to his images from Paris — not mine.<\/p>\n

Thursday started off quite nicely with an excellent lunch at the brasserie right across the street from our small hotel. The food and wine were excellent and the decor was delightfully quirky — full of advertising art or miniatures relating to Citroen automobiles.<\/p>\n

Next we headed to the Pont de L’Alma and I stopped on the bridge to take pictures of my surroundings and the River Seine below. Then we turned around and proceeded to the museum (in the next post) and had some time amongst the paintings, sculpture, and objects on display. <\/p>\n

Make sure to come back for the next segment — and enjoy these views of Paris!<\/p>\n

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Exterior of the Bistro D’Andre in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris, France.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Interior of the Bistro D’Andre in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris, France. The lunch rush had just ended when I took this shot because a mere half-hour earlier, these tables had all been packed with happy diners.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Specials Of The Day board at the Bistro D’Andre in Paris, France.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Honey glazed chicken skewers at the Bistro D’Andre in the 15th Arrondissement in Paris, France.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Panne Cotta with red fig coulis — still lingering in my mind!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Citroen artwork on the bistro walls in Paris.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Citroen advertising art on the bistro walls in Paris.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bateau mouches, lined up and waiting to take tourists for a cruise on the Seine in Paris.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Quai D’Orsay alongside the Seine.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Both the Eiffel Tower and the domes of the new Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral are now landmarks that can be seen from the Seine in Paris, France.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Opened in 2016, the glistening domes of the massive Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral face the Seine on the left bank.<\/p><\/div>\n

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