Day 10 Sept 21 Sunday – a day of rest

Some views of Marie’s apartment:

It came completely furnished.
This was the dragon fruit. Inside it looked like this:
We strolled along the river to the Brasserie Ile St. Marie for a Sunday lunch. After our tiring day yesterday, we deserved a break. The weather was sunny and crisp and a little windy.

The Brasserie was really crowded so we had to wait. But since we are special people, our wait was with a glass of champagne and sitting at Michele’s table where she holds court. We had a good time telling her all about our adventure. Being a good Parisian, she had never been.

We both chose the plate du jour – beef with a marrow bone and potatoes “Pont Neuf” (that’s the local bridge.) Since we had champagne, we didn’t order wine.

Two gentlemen were seated at the table next to us. (In this restaurant, that means at the same table.) They also were friends of the family, so we started to chat. When they realized that we hadn’t ordered wine, they offered a glass of theirs. (Does this count as picking up guys??) We thanked them but refused.

After lunch we wandered down the Ile looking in the shops until we came to Bertillion. This the famous ice cream shop that is closed in the summer and for all school holidays. They always have a line at their window when they are open. We opted to go inside to the new salon for a sundae. I had cherry and Marie had chestnut.
They have a new bathroom with a very chic sink.
Still wandering we found the center point of France in front of Notre Dame. Everything is measured from here.
It is right in front of Notre Dame. You can see what a wonderful day it is.

Still trying to be a little cultural, we stopped at Sainte-Chappelle, but it was closed and then only part of the Conciergerie was open. We gave up and took the metro home.
We had a light dinner of sausages, fried potatoes and salad. Watched a Poirot and after taking more Advil went to bed.