Today's Poem by Emily Dickinson

In the name of the Bee -
And of the Butterfly -
And of the Breeze - Amen!

       - - - Emily Dickinson

A Day in Paris

This was a day my Little Energizer Bunny friend, sometimes known as Vickie Smith, tried to kill me.

10,000 steps a day is a typical, bare minimum, kind of day for Vickie.

For me?  Pfftttt.  HAhahahaha!

This one chalked up around 17,000.

We wandered Rue Mouffetard, one of the oldest streets in Paris, and near our hotel.

Spotted the beautiful Église Saint Etienne du Mont.  If you saw the movie, Midnight in Paris, you'll recognize the church steps where Gil would wait for his evening ride back to the 1920s.

We passed the Hotel de Ville and spotted the carousel which was not in place back in 2019 when Donald and I went looking for it to include in our book Carousels of Paris.  

We passed Notre Dame.  Its magnificence always chokes me up a little.

Vickie and I saw it together in 2017 before the fire which almost completely destroyed it.

And we found Point Zero!  Yay!  

And 

Our bucket list destination of the day!

La Maison du Pastel has a fascinating history -

https://www.lamaisondupastel.com/home.php

 

Then, as serendipity stepped in, we happened upon Pompidou Center.  The museum is closed for extensive renovation, but we wandered around Stravinski Fountain.

Happened upon some graffiti I applauded.

And had lunch.

Croque Monsieur for me. 😘

Some more walking

I got a little happier than I should when passing Maison Francis Kurkdjian, home of my favorite fragrance ever - Baccarat Rouge 540 ❤

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And, voilà, Musee Carnavalet.

Neither of us had visited this treasure previously and so happy we made it part of our "To Do" stops for this visit.

It is lovely.

And then a bit more flâneuring

Whew!  It was a day!

Parfait as the French would say.

Stuffed from a big lunch.

Foot weary from a lot of walking.  (Remember!  17,000 steps!!!)

Back to the hotel.

I think this was an afternoon/evening we grazed on what Vicki had brought to the hotel the evening before, kicked back, and relaxed.

I hope you enjoyed the day - more tomorrow!!