Paris Day three

We began our third day in Paris a bit later than planned, what a bunch of sleepy heads! And being Sunday, our local Boulangerie was not open :-( so a quick neighborhood reconnoiter was needed.  Fortunately the grocery store a bit away and another small shop were open and food was soon brought home! Interestingly, the sushi store across the way from the apartment was open.

Diana had reviewed a walk from Rick Steve's book "Left Bank Walk" and we decided to enjoy a leisurely stroll. First the RER to St. Michel, then make our way past the street vendors along the Seine down to Pont des Arts - the bridge with the 'locks of love' on the railings. Fascinating!!!

The Irish are everywhere, thank goodness!

Young 'Zorro' enjoying his fantasies.

Looking upriver at Isle de Cite

Then off to the back streets, past a statue of Voltaire, the gold-domed building that houses the caretakers of the French language, and through the neighborhood of St. Germain - lots of art, historic places where Oscar Wilde and George Sands stayed, brasseries and galleries galore and intriguing people watching.

Voltaire

One word says it all.

Hidden gems hide behind the gates.

A lot of cigar smokers here - seems like a Sunday afternoon tradition.

St. Suplice - known for its 7000 pipes pipe organ among other things, was awe-inspiring inside. The sheer magnitude is hard to capture in a photo and the deep silence and ancient souls that lived there kept me intrigued. We will be back next Sunday morning for the organ concert and hopefully a chance to visit the organ loft.

Our evening with Jim Haynes was a very neat experience along with very good food. Through the green gate and up the walkway and there were 50 plus folks from all over the world speaking English, drinking wine and meeting new people.  We met a couple of young ladies taking a 10 month sabbatical from teaching in Colorado to travel to Tibet and India and other places - quite an adventure. John from Australia - 70 yrs old - raises show horses, is an architect, and does several other things.
Jim's dinner was very enjoyable and we walked there and back enjoying the cool evening breeze. Do go if you can when in Paris on a Sunday evening.