Bumming around Paris

We've been to Paris before and have seen the mega sights - the Louvre, the d'Orsey, the Eiffel tower. So it's nice to have a relaxed day with no pressure to see it all.
We started off trying to go to the catacombs, but hadn't reserved tickets in advance. No go, oh well.

Across the street was the museum of Paris liberation, so we spent a few hours there instead. Interesting and informative. Then a few blocks away we visited the Giacometti museum which was small but we enjoyed.

Then we went back to our room for a mid-day nap/rest, jet lag is still rough.

After a snooze we took the metro up to Les Halles, an old market turned into a shopping mall. A few blocks away was the amazing cooking store Dehillerin, which was super fun to poke around in. We strolled up a pedestrian street and found a spot for a cocktail and charcuterie platter, as we had slept through lunch. My kind of living.Read more