Paris Day 14: Notre Dame

We are already starting to feel nostalgic about Paris, only two more days before we depart.
We so love our flat with it's funny curves and polished banisters.

We love the walk through the gardens, we have seen the trees and flowers bloom just in the two weeks we have been here.

We love seeing Notre Dame in all her glory as we come and go on our adventures.

Today we went inside the imposing church to pay our respects and enjoy her treasures.

Jesus flower ??

St. Genevieve

Is he climbing in or out ??

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice St. Denis, third from the left, he is carrying his own head.

I never get tried of this view.

After our leisurely stroll through Notre Dame we stopped at a nearby cafe for lunch. It was bustling with both locals and tourists.

Bob and Genna had Croque Madame, which they both enjoyed.

I prefer my ham and cheese sandwich without the egg, which makes it the traditional Croque Monsieur.

Fortified with lunch and great espresso for Bob and Genna, we split off in different directions.
Bob went directly to the Carnevalet Museum, a free museum about the history of Paris.

Genna and I did some souvenir shopping, which is why Bob went off to the museum. He would rather have dental work than shop for anything really.

Our shopping done we headed over to the museum in hopes of finding him.

On the way we did see this very cool old building.

Unfortunately a lot of the museum was closed for renovation and lack of staff.
I did enjoy the paintings.

 

And this Art Nouveau room.

After some searching we realized Bob had probably finished with the smaller collections on view and had headed back to the flat. We did the same at a slow relaxed pace, trying soak up as much Parisiana as we could.

 We planned to have our dinner the second to the last night at the same restaurant, Le Timbre. We were so impressed with the food and chef, we were hoping for another great dinner and we were not disappointed. Sorry to bore you with all these food photos ;-)

I had the white asparagus soup.

Genna had the most tender calamari with chorizo.

Bob was brave to try the "tete de veau", a cow's head fried crispy.

I had this roasted pollack with leeks.

Genna had the quail.

Bob had pork sausage with lentils.

I had the coronet with jasmine cream and bittersweet chocolate.

Bob's chocolate quenelles were much better than this photo.

Genna had the house version of a mille feuille or Napoleon.

 We love this tiny restaurant with it's packed in tables and exquisite food !!