Today is the last full day for Terry and Gina, Boo hoo as we've loved their company. However not wanting to waste the day we set out to enjoy a particular Paris day. We started out with a little shopping for some little souvenirs for them to take back to the U.S,, like wine, mustard, and pates. Then we headed over to La Laumiere, a seafood restaurant that rates as in the top 1000 restaurants in a city with over 26000 restaurants, so it's not a trivial place. And it did not disappoint today, Deb had soupe de poisson and Pike quennelles, Gina had escargots and lobster, Terry had white asparagus and Dorade (sea bream) royal, while I had marinated Herrings and Dover sole. A round of Kirs and a couple bottles of St. Veran and we were on a roll. Wow what a great meal.
Following lunch we headed up to our bus stop at the Mairie for the 19th and down into town for a visit to the Musee de la Chasse (museum of hunting) where we were knocked out with all the beautiful arms used in the hunt for the last 300 years. As well we saw hunting trophies, paintings and tapestries all dedicated to hunting, sculptures, and a few modern installations all dedicated to the hunt. After the museum we headed over to the Pompidou Center to have an afternoon's drink and enjoy the animated fountain just to the south of the building. It is staying fairly light until almost 23:00 hours as you can see here.
Today is the last full day for Terry and Gina, Boo hoo as we've loved their company. However not wanting to waste the day we set out to enjoy a particular Paris day. We started out with a little shopping for some little souvenirs for them to take back to the U.S,, like wine, mustard, and pates. Then we headed over to La Laumiere, a seafood restaurant that rates as in the top 1000 restaurants in a city with over 26000 restaurants, so it's not a trivial place. And it did not disappoint today, Deb had soupe de poisson and Pike quennelles, Gina had escargots and lobster, Terry had white asparagus and Dorade (sea bream) royal, while I had marinated Herrings and Dover sole. A round of Kirs and a couple bottles of St. Veran and we were on a roll. Wow what a great meal.
Following lunch we headed up to our bus stop at the Mairie for the 19th and down into town for a visit to the Musee de la Chasse (museum of hunting) where we were knocked out with all the beautiful arms used in the hunt for the last 300 years. As well we saw hunting trophies, paintings and tapestries all dedicated to hunting, sculptures, and a few modern installations all dedicated to the hunt. After the museum we headed over to the Pompidou Center to have an afternoon's drink and enjoy the animated fountain just to the south of the building. It is staying fairly light until almost 23:00 hours as you can see here.
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