Paris, Tuesday 14 October 2008

buy Lyrica in mexico The day started out foggy/overcast and on the cool side.  By the end of the afternoon, the sun was out and the temperature had increased.  We started the day by taking a trial run at an alternative route via Metro and RER to Charles de Gaulle.  We walked down the block to La Motte Piquet (taking the escalator, elevator available) to the second floor track.  We hopped the 6 to Etoile, where we leave the train on the left side and follow the signs to the RER A (either 2 or 4, heading to Boissy St Leger, Mame –La Vallee). Hop the RER and get off at Chatelet and head to the RER B for Charles De Gaulle.  Only a couple of steps (down) and lots of escalators.

Velletri We hopped back on the Metro and went to the Arts&Metiers station to begin our walk of Beaubourg and Chatelet.  This walk covers old streets and passages in Paris, Paris’ oldest houses, the Georges Pompidou Museum of Modern Art, the vestiges of  a medieval monastery of St-Martin-des-Champs, several 17th and 18th century homes, the churches of St-Merri and St-Gervais, the Hotel-de-Ville, and a short walk along the quay.  This particular walk was fairly disappointing, except that it did bring us into parts of Paris and down streets we may have never ventured.  Near the St-Paul Metro stop, we diverted from the walk to check out a fractional share ownership apartment Mike had read about – at least from the outside.  The walk ends near one of our favorite department stores BHV, so we stopped in to check out the basement and the plumbing fixtures; we also visited upstairs in the kitchen area to see if we could find a corkscrew for Shoe.  No luck, however.

In the middle of our walk, near the St-Merri Church we stopped for lunch at a Creperie so Mike could try a savory crepe.  I had a salad with grilled turkey, tomatoes, almonds, apple, etc.

Art in the fountain by the Georges Pompidou Museum of Modern Art

 

Back at the apartment we translated a brochure about Navigo and the Navigo Decouverte, a new offering available to non-residents.  A possibility for next time!

 

 

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