The Place des Vosges not far from our apartment is one of our favorite places. The best way to enter the Place is by way of Hotel Sully on Rue Saint-Antoine. First you see the arched walk-way.
Then you grab a bench in the park to soak up the beauty and a bit of history.
As the weather has been a bit off, it is keeping the crowds down at the outdoor cafes. This one on Ile St Louis is usually mobbed.
But the weather has not stopped the tourist from some iconic sites as Notre Dame. It is spring vacation for parts of France and probably other countrys, so lots of tourists.
Here a bunch of cute children having lunch at the side of Notre Dame. They have scooters, but not the electric kind.
We've taken a couple of walks to the Enfants Rouge market, one of the oldest in Paris. We usually get flowers but on Friday we made sure to be there at lunch time, for our first Couscous of the season.
First you line up along the counter making your decision from all the choices.
Then you order your meal and find a table at the edge of the market.
It's sort of communal eating, but really a fun experience. All of the people we interacted with were super nice.
Speaking of walking somewhere, it looks like the electric scooters (trottinettes) are taking over from the bicycles. They are every where now, at least in the 1st and 4th Arrondissments (where we are). They hope to expand to all over Paris. People can pick them up anywhere and leave the anywhere. Could become a problem...
There is a bit of a vermin problem here as can be seen by the sign below. We saw one crushed on the street. Then while waiting to enter an old church for a concert, we saw a rat scurry across the courtyard. then a bit later another one ran into a crack in the wall. Was it two rats or the same one twice? (not a problem that is unique to Paris)
To be cont'd
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