A Beautiful Last Day

Today was about having great food (mostly recommended from TikTok) and going wherever we felt moved (and enjoying the beautiful weather). We began a little later than usual with breakfast at Sain Boulangerie including a breakfast sandwich for Dave and lots of delicious pastries.

We then entered our next stop into the GPS - lunch at a creperie. We weren’t heading straight there as we were very full but it gave us a direction. We wandered through Le Marais and noted this was where we wanted to return for dinner. We walked by Saint Chapelle, admired it from the outside, and determined the lines were too long to enter. We then crossed the Sienne and wandered through the Latin Quarter/Saint Germaine.

We stopped and went into the Abbaye Saint-Genevieve but left after we’d had enough Jesus. From there, we passed the Library which included names of people who made a profound impact on French (and general) society- including Moses. Next to the library is the Pantheon which we, last minute, decided to pay to enter and explore. Inside, we noticed the juxtaposition of the early religious iconography, revolutionary dedications, and modern displays (from 2020). We descended into the crypt beneath the pantheon where we decided to prioritize which ones we visited: Emile Zola, who spoke out against antisemitism during the Dreyfus Affair, and Victor Hugo, who wrote Les Miserables (which we’ve decided to go see in June) and Hunchback of Notre Dame. As we exited we noticed a painting that including a few beheaded bodies - including one that was alive and picking up his own head. There’s some gruesome stuff in Christian imagery.

We wandered our way through the Luxembourg Garden towards our lunch destination: Creperie le Josselin. We arrived and had to wait for a table. As we waited, we noticed that we were in fact not at the desired destination but at Creperie le PETIT Josselin, but turns out it is owned by the same people. This was probably the best meal of the whole vacation - savory crepes for all - bacon, egg, and onion; goat cheese, bacon, and fig jam; and Camembert, apple, and prosciutto followed by sweet crepes for Becky and Mike. We digested by playing Euchre in the Luxembourg Gardens.

Carrie and Dave did a little shopping and Mike and Becky returned to the apartment. We went for dinner back in Le Marais where we landed on our final meal - Italian food. It was delicious and while not classic French cuisine, still a fan favorite. One more set crepes for dessert (and a gelato) and back to the apartment for some Euchre. We had intentions of going to bed a little earlier because we have to leave at 5am for the airport, oh well. Keep your eye out for a wrap up post later!

Steps: 25,235
Mileage: 9.4 miles

P.S. Dave would like credit for finding breakfast and lunch on TikTok and picking the dinner location and vibe.Meer informatie