Paris – Day 3

We were planning on a relaxing dinner at ‘home’ for New Year’s (some yummy sustenance before going out for the festivities) in a couple of days.  So, we located a wonderful covered market in the St. Germain des Pres area to purchase a few fresh vegetables, fruit, spreads, cheese, and pasta.  The market had everything we might want and it was a nice treat to spend some time testing our French with the locals.  

Knowing we were already in the area, we decided to head over to St. Sulpice church.  If anyone has ever read the DaVinci Code, you’ll know that St. Sulpice church played a role in the story line.  The church had begun being built in the 1600’s, but wasn’t completed until the 1700’s.  We arrived just at the end of a short service and so were able to walk around with ease.

After lighting a candle for Maureen’s mom who passed away just a few days before Christmas (hugs to you Maureen), we continued on until we found a nice little butcher shop close to our apartment and had them make some fresh jambon et fromage sandwiches (cured ham and cheese) for a quick lunch.

The weather continues to surprise us.  Each day they call for rain and then it holds off for all of our wandering around (although, I’m not sure if we’ll be as successful tomorrow).

We took the metro to Arc du Triomphe so that we could tackle the 284 stairs to the top for a beautiful view of the city, before it got too dark.

     

 

We had tried to have dinner at a restaurant in the Bastille district that one of Mark’s colleagues had recommended.  Unfortunately, we hadn’t even considered we might need a reservation. Thankfully we were able to make one for Wednesday evening.  So, a dinner in the Latin Quarter would be our final destination today – an ‘interesting’ establishment…but we laughed and enjoyed ourselves.

Looking forward to our museum stops tomorrow.