Thanks to uber-talented illustrator Julia Denos' recommendation, our hotel is lovely. Super clean and a nice comfy bed.
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| the view from our window from Hotel Port Doree |
And it's across the street from a boulangerie! That is my favorite word in France. Boulangerie=YUM.
On the first day, to work through our jet-lag, we decided just to walk around Paris without an itinerary and just see whatever was around.
To small magical details:
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| I love this blue color |
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| all Jules Verne! |
And tormented statues:
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| he looks as tired as we feel! |
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| poor statue is distraught by the crow on his head |
Somehow we ended up at the Gare de Lyon, a train station that seems out of a novel:
Especially, the opulent restaurant at the top of the station. I was so enticed by the beautiful decor that I convinced the Sasquatch that we should get "just a cafe!"
I don't know how good the food was but the ambiance was lovely.
Afterwards, we walked some more. I'm not sure where we went but we did end up, appropriately at:
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| I will scribe mon voyage! |
273, avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris Paris, France
Le Train Bleu Restaurant
Gare de Lyon, 1er Etage
20 Boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris
Le Train Bleu Restaurant
Gare de Lyon, 1er Etage
20 Boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris