Today was a cold and windy day in Paris. Low 50's most of the day with quite a bit of winds. It will drop to mid 40's tonight, brrrrr!
So I stayed in the neighborhood today. I walked to the largest Mosque in Paris (It is quite big but I only walked the perimiter) and then made my way to Le Jardin des Plantes. Both are within 5 blocks of my apartment. The plant garden is very nice and offers a tremendous variety of plants. Given that I don't know the names of plants in English, I certainly did not know them in French :)
I walked back to my neighborhood where I stopped for lunch at a small Cafe. Of these there are hundreds so you just have to choose. I went inside and thankfully the boy knew English. Many times I get stuck and have to use hand gestures which then makes me laugh! The food I must say was pretty good and reasonably priced compared to some of the prices I see. The young man was from Bangladesh and told me he wanted to go to Finland?? I could not resist to ask why and he told me he had a friend who moved there ten years ago and is now married to a Finnish woman, has two kids, two houses and drives a Mercedes. How about that for a response??
I then went to the grocery story and decided to call it a day! The wind is atrocious and makes it that much colder. Plus I am still tired from yesterday's marathon walk :)
Tomorrow I will make my way to Rue Mouffetard where I read they offer more entertainment and more markets on Sunday mornings.
p.s. they sell these little soda cans (approx. 3.5 inches tall) so I bought one today. I'm sure they are only worth one gulp but very cute!!
Avec L'amour de Paris
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