With our backs to Les Invalides we see the Place de Breteuil — a wide traffic circle usually bustling with lots of  traffic and cyclists, but today, rather quiet.  I think everyone is out walking.  

We ended up sitting outside — overlooking the square (or round) and after a little consultation decide to go for the full 3 course lunch with wine — though we skipped the aperitif.  

“Oh my — I can’t believe we’re doing this after all our lamentation about diets and the need to shed those extra pounds!”

A 1/2 bottle of wine comes with each order of lunch — that’s a whole bottle — and yes — we did finish it!  Somehow, the bottle seemed smaller — it went so fast — cold crisp and a nice balance between dry and fruity.

For an appetizer I ordered avocado with shrimp — with an avocado oil and dill.  It was delicious. I will try to replicate it if I can find a recipe for it.  

George had escargot — again, just the right amount of garlic, oil, parsley and other seasonings.  Delicious! This restaurant serves the escargot out of the shell — many serve them in the shell — one which I showed a couple of days ago.  

George and I both had fish for our main course.  Here is mine — a filet of sole… with lemon and butter to top as one wishes.  !!

On to dessert — above George’s mille feuille, and below, my cafe Gourmand — a small creme brulee, a small mille feuille, a madeline, and a cake oozing with chocolate.  

That was our last day.  Oh yes — our waiter who was simply charming, brought two glasses of champagne with dessert.  He said, “This is your last day — please have this with our compliments.”… We asked him to take it back because we’d had too much wine.   HA!  Gotcha!  We didn’t do any such thing… we just sat there and enjoyed the champagne.  (Interestingly — we didn’t feel bad at all.  Although I would not have driven a car, I think I was walking straight.)  

Taken the day before — one last look at the Seine.  Until next time — au revoir!