This is Tuesday not sunday and so I am only down a little bit because of the rainy day and night. Yesterday was Monday and in the evening after a nap Dona and i went for a walk toward the Parthenon. I wanted to buy some socks and gloves to keep warm as I figure if I am warm and dry in this chilly weather I will still enjoy Paris. We found a reasonable shop along Mouffetard street and each of us bought some gloves. I bought some long socks. With purchases in hand we walked a little further on Mouffetard street toward St. Genivienes church and the Parthenon where many great frenchmen and women are buried. Like Pastuer, Votaire, Maria Curie and other politicians that French people study about in their history lessons. I had been inside with John and saw the inside of which I told you about in early blogs. It was closed as we walked by and I noticed that if you are a citizen of Paris or France the admission is free. If not you pay about 8 euros. Down from the Partheon we were able to see the Eiffle tower. We were going to eat in but we decided as we walked home, it no longer was raining, that we would stop in this little quiche cafe and have a peice of quiche and dessert. It was very reasonable at 13 euros which included a glass of wine each.
Tuesday morning, Dona wanted me to get her up early and I woke her at 8. Our plan was to go to the Paris Vision office to sign up and pay for the day tour to Bouge, Belgium. It took us about 45 minutes to get there. It is close to the opera. We signed up and decided to walk near the Opera building. When we were walking around the building we saw the laffette Galleries which is a big department store, sort of like Marshall Fields use to be. In one of the buildings it had a big christmas tree. Arround the tree were open balconys of the above flooor. This is a very expensive store and so after browsing a little we left. I chdcked the map and figured out how to get to the Musee D;orsay, We got off at the Louve stop and walked though the court yard. This is the first time Dona had seen the pyrimid and she was a little disappointed as it really is not much. However she was very impressed with the Museum D;Orsay which is the old Orleans railway station turned into a museum. It houses 18 and early 19 century works by French and German painters. Sculptures and painters. A wonderful museum.While we were getting a drink , oranbe press,at the cafeteria we saw the girl from alaska we met on the train we took from Nice. She is in Paris until Saturday. Small world as neither of us expected the other to be at the O;rsay museum today. Look up the D;Orsay museum under Google to get a better understanding of its collection. At 530 dona and I were out and out wore out and we took the metro home. We are now home and in a few minutes I am going to bed. We had a delightful dinner of cheese, salami, rotiscerie chichen, salad and fruit. Well I am exhaused and we have to get up at 430am to leave here at 530 to get to the tour company office to meet the bus that will take us to Belgium. Bon huit!
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