Sunday

We set the alarm and left just after 8am to go to church.  Turn left out the front door and walk across the Seine to St Michel to catch a train.  It’s a great time to cross the city, the light is low and the freshly cleaned Conciergerie gleamed.  Very few people around and we can take a few quick photos.

The train line has multiple ends so the trains are labelled.  Look at the board and watch for the right train to come in.  Today we caught Nick and Jill.  Our station was closed for renovation so we had to get out the one before for a slightly longer walk.  We walked out of Invalides through the flood door and came out on the riverside ex-roadway.  A lovely short walk.  The American Church has a wonderful organ and we were there early enough to hear the Vivaldi prelude.  The ACParis runs a community program for newcomers to Paris called “Bloom Where You’re Planted”.  We like the idea.

Back on the riverside La Parisienne run was in full swing.

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There were two orchestras.  This one was the most colourful!

station entrance

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We caught the train to Port-Royal to a vide-grenier [empty attic].  Hilary bought some monogrammed serviettes.  Its not every day you see HN monograms.

Walked to rue du Pot de Fer for lunch, then down to the bottom of rue Mouffetard, via artisanale glacier, to watch the Sunday dancing.

There was a 1700s gate under the spikes.

We went for a walk in Nelson Mandela Gardens, part of the Les Halles renovation.  There’s lots of grass to sit on and many imaginative play spaces including a supervised kids adventure playground, no adults allowed in.

Adults play space at Les Halles