Paris 2019 Day Two

Today, 22 March, Ann and I headed around the corner to Anthony Bosson to buy a fresh baguette for breakfast. The baguette was incredible: beautiful crisp crust and a soft, but well structured, almost soft spongy (almost elastic) middle. When all were ready, we headed out on the Metro to Trocadero and the Palais de Chaillot for that first incredible view of the Eiffel Tower. At the river, we took a boat cruise on the Seine before walking around the the tower which is now sealed off for security reasons and slammed with tourists even in the early spring. A few blocks away on the Rue Rapp it was like another planet -- not a tourist anywhere to be seen. The Italian restaurant directly across the street from the Lavoritte House at #29 (our reason for being on that street), provided a delicious meal! A small patisserie nearby served up some mediocre pastries (tragedy), and we made a visit to the Eglise du Dome and Les Invalides. A late afternoon visit to Rodin Museum finished the day's itinerary. We traveled home by way of Galeries Lafayette to acquire a French press and some wonderful French charcuterie for our supper.

 A most excellent local boulangerie

 Off on an adventure on the Metro

 The splendid view from the terrace of the Palais de Chaillot

 Down to the river

Headed up the river

 It really is impressive if you can ignore the masses

 A few streets away is an island of tranquility

 A splendid Art Nouveau house at 29 Avenue Rapp

 That's quite a door

 Lunch across the street at Su Misura

This photo of Dickie by SKT reminds me of Tony 

carefully crossing the streets of London

 A pleasant al fresco lunch

 Lasagna, ravioli, cannelloni, and pasta with tomato and basil

 Annie hates having her picture taken, this one following

the mediocre pastries that soiled KBT's scarf

 Eglise du Dome and Les Invalides...

 ...contain Napoleon's huge tomb...

 ...directly below the dome

 Baroque Dickie

 Hotel Biron is the Rodin Museum

 As you may know, I love an alley of trees

 Wonderful natural (unpainted) oak boiserie

 A fine example of a house from the period of  Louis XV

 Rodin's Penseur

 Varrene Metro

 Galeries Layfayette

"Not much of a cheese shop"

Every good thing for supper

A very fine day with more to come tomorrow. That's all for now.

OXO

D.