Just Another Day in Paris

It’s Tuesday and we had nothing really planned. It’s market day in the 6th and we had decided to cook at home today and catch up with some of the household chores. In the early afternoon we headed out to walk along a block that we dream about owning a flat on. Rue Reclaimer—a beautiful dead end street off the rue Sevres that ends in a Park and has a lovely restaurant in the middle. In al the years we have been here, we have never seen a for sale sign once!

Now noon, our wanders lead us straight to “Paul” a shop which makes the most incredible sandwiches. While Paul opted to eat at his name sake, I decided to forego bread for an Amarone gelato: Amerena (black cherry) and Nutella—what a great mixture, and how easily I can give up bread for this!

Sitting on Rue du Buci is a delight in terms of people watching. During our 20 minute stop, we watched the homeless man with his dogs, and any number of colourful and local tourists cross our path. Our favourite was the older guy with the bright orange shirt and matching shawl sporting a salt ‘n pepper Mohawk!

The afternoon was a delight strolling along rue du Seine filled with art galleries on either side. This was better then visiting a museum and it was free. We saw everything from contemporary canvases to African tribal art and masks. Our favourite discovery was an artist by the name of Marc Perez who paints and sculpts and who’s art has quite a sense of humour.