Shared Illusions

I’ve always been attracted by doors and windows.  France provides plenty to ogle in that regard. Yesterday we searched out 2 doors in particular that were written about in Paris vous aime, a free magazine that I pick up at the airport. I enjoy the articles and tips on restaurants,  etc though rarely do we follow up on any. Plus, it’s bilingual.

Happened upon these two in our neighborhood this morning.

Meanwhile in Saint-Chappelle…

On the outside, framing the doors,  are carved images that will be familiar.

We walked by the Louvre on the way to the Tuileries garden.

We went to dinner at a nice restaurant last night on the Île Saint-Louis. The blanquette de veau tasted of cream and lemon. The veal ever so tender. The carrots, mushrooms, and onions meltingly smooth. I’d never had it before, and now plan to make it at home. We both started with the endive, walnut, blue cheese salad. Delicious. Curios how endive is so common here, but so expensive in the States. Same with veal. It’s hardly ever on a menu at home. Maybe that’s just Albuquerque.

We had 3.5 pretty perfect Paris days. Ed started getting sneezy and stuffy so we took it easy today. Yesterday,  something in the air was making me sneeze and feel like something was in my throat,  making me cough, but only in the morning. Today it got to my eyes, but only in the afternoon. Maybe cottonwood. I did see some by the Seine and fluff was floating around.

Other than that, we’re good and looking forward to being in Le Puy en Velay tomorrow.

À bientôt !

PS We’ve averaged 8 miles a day, with a high of 11 yesterday.