I didn’t think there would be much to write about today but as it turned out it was a good day and so here is one last blog.

After a morning of doing sheets and towels we headed downstairs to meet friends for lunch at La Cigale Recamier a must for us when in Paris. We haven’t had a croissant yet, but we can’t go home without a soufflée. We have the same main course every time (mushroom soufflee) and usually the chocolate one for dessert. This time I had pistachio with chocolate sauce (almost an ice cream) which was wonderful. chef owner Gerard Idoux is a fun loving kind of guy. He came over the minute he spotted George and gave him a big welcome. We had some good laughs which our French friends were able to interpret for us. I’m definitely not there yet.

After that we stopped in next door at the EDF gallery. EDF is France’s electric/gas company. From time to time they have special exhibits and so there was one in progress called Light Matters. The exhibition room was totally dark, lit only by hundreds of tiny lights hanging from wires. The lights changed color. The place was packed with a lot of people wandering though the maze of hanging lights. We,too.

From there we walked two blocks over to the Bon Marche where I thought I might find a fun scarf for my self. Well I didn’t find anything I really liked but almost bought a fun muffler of faux fur. It had a snazzy purse inside which I thought was clever. However, at a 1000 euros I passed on it. We were taken by the fantastical installation throughout the interior which was also continued in the display windows. I tried to capture this white monster floating through the air as best I could. There is a short blurb about the artist at the end.

I couldn’t resist one last tart photo. This one is a lemon tart. I thought it was so cute– almost like Mrs Maillard with her little ducklings.