Time is running out

Can one still have a good time in Paris when it is raining?  The answer is yes, but it takes planning and a good attitude!  I am beginning to think Chicago weather is better than Paris weather. Saturday it rained or misted all day.  Dona and I had scheduled a tour to the Fountainbleu.  This is a hunting lodge of the kings that is outside of Paris, about 30 miles.  It was scheduled at 130 pm so we had plenty of time to get there.  As we were leaving the apartment we were a little optimistic that it was not raining but in no time we found out that we were kidding ourselves.  It rained all day and evening.  Luckily the trip to Fountainbleu was inside although it might have been nice to walk in the gardens.  Fountainbleu is almost as big as Versallies.  The gardens are not as large but there is a big forest around the property/  Fountainbleu was the summer residence for the Kings and Napoleon.  It is a hidden gem of a tourist spot.  I felt the tour was better than going to Versailles.  At least for the inside of the chateau.  The Fountainbleu rooms were much better restored and there were as many rooms that were as grand as in Versailles.  We could see the gardens from the windows and I am sure that in the summer they are grand too.  With the rain and all the leaves almost gone from the trees, the gardens looked a little bleek.  After our tour of the Chateau the bus went by a little town called Barizon/  This is a little town that looks like it is still in the 17th century.  It is a favorite haunt and place to paint for many painters, famous and not so famous. Dona and I both agreed that Fountainbleu and Barizon are places we would visit again and spend more time.  Next time whenever that m ay be.
We came home and decided to have a evening at a french restaurant.  We selected one and it was reasonable and food was good.  The restaurant was one of the many restaurants on Mouffetard street.  Tomorrow which is sunday we plan to go to some flea markets and to the Pompidue center to see the Modern Art museum.  Will it rain?.  Most likely.  My 30 dollar poncho from REI has paid for itself.  the umbrellas Dona and I bought at the Sacre Cour site have fallen apart and are useless.  I guess that tells us that we get what we pay for.