A visit to Butte aux Cailles 9-28-15

Many years ago Deb and I became infatuated with Butte aux Cailles in the 13th arr. so today we decided to have a walk in the neighborhood again.  It was very easy to get to because it's just a short walk from the terminus of our Metro line #7 at Place d'Italie.

The interesting thing about Paris is that there is so much change while at the same time you can go to the same place a few years later and nothing seems to be the same.  For example, we have been eating at Chartier since 1977 and it's still going strong and thriving, while there was a restaurant in Butte aux Cailles, Chez Paul, that we went to for several years in the 90's that's no longer there, which is a shame because it was really a good restaurant.  However the Hotel St. Charles and the specialist honey vendor are still going strong as are a couple dive bar brasseries, so it's still a fun area to visit.
Additionally we came across a boulangerie that was awarded second place in the top baguette in Paris competition for this year.  So we got sandwiches and cookies and went to eat them in a small park just down the street,   They were good but not earth shaking, I guess we're just spoiled by our boulangeries in our arrondissement now.
Tomorrow we leave for our visit to the Lot and Marseille for approximately a week.  I will attempt to keep the blog going as much as possible perhaps not every day but periodically.