Today we tried to repeat yesterday's agenda with somewhat limited success. We got out early, we caught the first bus, we made a great connection to the second bus, we got off very near where the brocante market should be, but alas it wasn't there. We looked around several blocks based on the map showing where it should have been but no luck. So we cut our losses again and walked over to the Musee Jacquemart-Andre for a visit. Since Gail and Peter have never visited it will be a real treat for them to see how the very wealthy lived in late 19th century Paris. I guess we like this museum because we have followed a somewhat similar path, only with very limited resources, sort of like Ma and Pa Kettle at the museum. Still in all what a worthwhile thing to have done in their time period and with their resources. We finished our visit with a wonderful lunch at the museum cafe, out on the covered porch. With Peter and Gail being basically vegetarian this cafe is great because they feature delicious salads for a large portion of the menu and several are without any meat, although Gail will eat fish.
We finished up early afternoon and hastily made our way back to the apartment to catch the last part of the Tour de France again. We were able to see the race up Alpe d'Huez and watch as the riders attacked the race leader, Chris Froome, and the second place reduce the margin to just over a minute. Tomorrow we will be down on the Champs Elysee to watch the final stage, along with the other several hundred thousand spectators. It should be great fun.
Today we tried to repeat yesterday's agenda with somewhat limited success. We got out early, we caught the first bus, we made a great connection to the second bus, we got off very near where the brocante market should be, but alas it wasn't there. We looked around several blocks based on the map showing where it should have been but no luck. So we cut our losses again and walked over to the Musee Jacquemart-Andre for a visit. Since Gail and Peter have never visited it will be a real treat for them to see how the very wealthy lived in late 19th century Paris. I guess we like this museum because we have followed a somewhat similar path, only with very limited resources, sort of like Ma and Pa Kettle at the museum. Still in all what a worthwhile thing to have done in their time period and with their resources. We finished our visit with a wonderful lunch at the museum cafe, out on the covered porch. With Peter and Gail being basically vegetarian this cafe is great because they feature delicious salads for a large portion of the menu and several are without any meat, although Gail will eat fish. 
We finished up early afternoon and hastily made our way back to the apartment to catch the last part of the Tour de France again. We were able to see the race up Alpe d'Huez and watch as the riders attacked the race leader, Chris Froome, and the second place reduce the margin to just over a minute. Tomorrow we will be down on the Champs Elysee to watch the final stage, along with the other several hundred thousand spectators. It should be great fun.
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