It’s Sunday afternoon, our last day here before flying home in the morning.
Mrs Poolman and I had breakfast with Brother- and Sister-in-Law before seeing them off on the next stage of their journey. They are headed off to Taize, a monastic retreat center in southern France. They plan to spend four days living in huts, eating lentils and rice, and meditating and chanting. SIL is really into that kind of thing and doesn’t understand why everyone else isn’t also. More power to her, but it doesn’t appeal to us in the least.
Mrs P and I headed out for an easy sight-seeing expedition. We planned to take advantage of the free museum admissions on the first Sunday of every month. Apparently so did everyone else in Paris. We went to the Louvre and, gave up before we could even find the end of the line. Seriously! The line wrapped itself out of the gigantic courtyard, into the next courtyard and on and on. We never did find the end. It was at least a half mile long!
This was just the middle part of the line. The end was in the next courtyard, maybe.
So we wandered around. We visited the gardens of the Palais Royale.
The Palais Royale Garden.
Myself
Mrs P has always belonged on a pedestal.
We bought macaroons at Angelinas and ate them sitting on a bench in Tuileries Garden.
A busy Sunday afternoon in the Tuileries Garden.
We walked along the Seine to the Pont du Arts. This is a pedestrian bridge near the western end of the Louvre. Couples place “locks of love” on railings. Mrs P and I id not add to the padilock congestion.
Mrs P and the locks.
Locks of love
Myself again.
A pretty view from the bridge towards the western end of Ile de la Cite
We walked down towards St Germain and stopped at an outdoor cafe for a “Coca Cola Light” and a potty break. Mrs P was startled when a pigeon landed on the small cafe table and helped himself to a peanut from the bowl right in front of her.
The little cafe and a pedestrian-only street
We strolled down Blvd St Germain, past several famous cafes and back to our hotel.
One of Hemmingway's favorites
All told, it was a very pleasant last day in Paris. We’ll hit one of the local cafes for dinner tonight, then to bed early in prep for our long travel day tomorrow.
Another Beautiful Day in Paradise! 