One of the best things about staying at a bed and breakfast is well BREAKFAST! The French don’t do big breakfasts, they prefer a croissant and espresso. That’s fine with me. I’m a fan of pastry.
Our table included fruit, croissants, French bread, juice and three kinds of jam. Oh and French butter. It’s the best.
We woke to find our host ironing. Not surprising, the linens were antique and …ironed!
One of my goals this trip was to see some things I hadn’t seen so we started at the Orsay.
I’m not a huge art fan, but I was smitten with this place and the impressionist art.
Twyla gave me a mini lesson on Impressionism and Pointillism. Born to teach she is!
Museum cafes are the best and this one had two. Look at the light fixtures!
And a great clock.
Just outside d’Orsay we heard jazz music. And this woman, I’m thinking in her 80s, provided the dancing entertainment.
One of the best things about Paris is just wandering. We wandered into the Marais, the home of falafel. Both Twyla and I are indecisive about where to eat. I’m sure we could have looked all day, but hunger finally took over. We found a great place and I tried falafel for the first time. It was great!
It’s our goal to have coffee and dessert outside every day. Today I picked a meringue and Twyla selected a beautiful raspberry pistachio.
We ended our day taking a boat ride and seeing the Eiffel for the first time.
We ended up back in our room about 10 o’clock. We had walked 10 miles today! That deserved another round of gelato.
Traveling with Terri 