We had a sunny morning for a walk through my favorite Paris park: Parc des Buttes Chaumont, a former quarry and dead horse dump in the days of horse drawn transportation. Lucy, who lives nearby joined us for lunch at an excellent Moroccan restaurant in that upper corner of Paris. We bussed down into town and spent some time with the swarms of Parisians who flocked for some Christmas shopping. A stop at Bachir for some delicious Lebanese ice cream rolled in pistachios did not go amiss. We eventually made it home for some baguette, cheese, and cold cuts. Now we pack for our journey to London.
A view of NE Paris (photo: Annie)
The Mairie of the 19th Arrondissement
The Cascade
Buttes Chaumont
Must be Christmas time
The dump and quarry made a wonderful park
Voilá Lucy Jane
Park Guard House: (the French had their cute
"Victorian" stuff, too.
L'Atlantide
Islamic mashrabiya
Moroccan meatballs with harissa sauce
The diners
Lucy introduced us to bus travel
All of Paris, including the Marais, was slammed
with not a tourist in site
Centre Pompidou has been unwrapped
A cold treat on a cold day
Fontaine des Innocents, 1500s Renaissance monument
Tomorrow we are off to London, so there will certainly be more.
OXO
D.
1 comment:
That park is amazing! I need to go! -Maren
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