I'm going to run out of my prescription meds before the end of this year so before I left I asked my Denver doctor to give me written prescriptions to take along, as I had read that many pharmacies will honor them. But as a backup I decided to initiate a relationship with a local doctor here, so I made an appointment with an English speaking doctor last week. I want to have a doctor relationship just in case there would be an emergency some time in the future. He is located in a very convenient place for us as his office is right along our main busline and only 10 minutes from our subway line. I took the Metro down to Republic and walked from there as it gave me a chance to see another neighborhood up close and personal. In the process I found a new passage, Passage Vendome, which I'd never been aware of before. It has a few business within but by and large it's out of the flow, so a bit rundown.
My doctor's office sits right across the street from a surviving medieval water fountain, not currently working, which we pass all the time and I wanted to see it more closely so I arrived a few minutes early. I edited the pics to minimize the graffiti.
I also came across an ancient gateway into what is now one of the national archive buildings. It was built around 1380
by a companion of Du Guesclin, a medieval marshall of France and a very capable field commander during the Hundred Years War. It was then owned by the Guise family, rabid Catholics, who masterminded the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre killing thousands of Protestants in the 1500's.
My visit with the doctor went very well and we now are aware of each other. He will happily refill my prescription whenever I require it. After the appointment I headed back and met Deb at our shopping area to top up our supplies. Then it was back to the apartment for lunch, some apartment cleaning and laundry, and a very nice dinner on the deck with Deb.
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