Jean Pierre, the agent, met us in front of the big red door of the charming apartment building on Rue du Cherche-Midi in the 6th arondissement, with inner courtyard, and took us up to our apartment to show us how everything works.
It's a really cute place in a fabulous area of the Rive Gauche. The elevator can fit just 2 people, or 1 person and 1 suitcase (sideways). Marty takes up almost the whole space. But at least there IS an elevator.
Everything is miniature here, but it's got all you need.
Living room with fireplace...
Eat-in kitchen area...
We've installed ourselves and now, although we're exhausted, we're going out to explore the neighborhood and try to last out the day without crashing. It's a typical damp gray raw March day, but that won't stop us.
Checked out a lot of the local shops...so many choices of such great style and quality...you want to try and buy everything. Spent some time browsing in a high end epicerie (food store like Eataly) within a famous old department store called Bon Marche...note below the building, the pastry, one with pearls on top, edible I'm sure, and then the freshest seafood, crevettes (tiny baby shrimp), the coquilles St. Jacques (scallops), and the hugest langoustines (shrimp as big as a lobster tail). We ended up bringing some stuff home...cheeses, prosciutto, fabulous baguette, baby tomatoes, and fraises du bois (baby strawberries from the forest that have a perfumy flavor), and dined at home with the nice bottle of red wine from the owner. We were just too pooped to go out tonight...it was delicious and just what the doctor ordered. Now to beddy-boops, hopefully sleeping thru the night so we can be refreshed and get on local Paris time ASAP. We don't have any agenda, so we'll see what tomorrow brings.
Famous Bon Marche Department Store right near our apartment...with its stand-alone Epicerie, a separate building all about food...(sort of like Eataly in New York, but with French food, not Italian)...it has everything, and of the highest quality. It was our fall-back when we wanted to dine in and not go out to a restaurant, which happened a few times in the 4 weeks we were in this apartment nearby...
The pastry department...
The fish department...
Dining chez nous with some of our favorite cheeses, jambon, pain, fruit and vin...Bon Apetit!
Checked out a lot of the local shops...so many choices of such great style and quality...you want to try and buy everything. Spent some time browsing in a high end epicerie (food store like Eataly) within a famous old department store called Bon Marche...note below the building, the pastry, one with pearls on top, edible I'm sure, and then the freshest seafood, crevettes (tiny baby shrimp), the coquilles St. Jacques (scallops), and the hugest langoustines (shrimp as big as a lobster tail). We ended up bringing some stuff home...cheeses, prosciutto, fabulous baguette, baby tomatoes, and fraises du bois (baby strawberries from the forest that have a perfumy flavor), and dined at home with the nice bottle of red wine from the owner. We were just too pooped to go out tonight...it was delicious and just what the doctor ordered. Now to beddy-boops, hopefully sleeping thru the night so we can be refreshed and get on local Paris time ASAP. We don't have any agenda, so we'll see what tomorrow brings.
Famous Bon Marche Department Store right near our apartment...with its stand-alone Epicerie, a separate building all about food...(sort of like Eataly in New York, but with French food, not Italian)...it has everything, and of the highest quality. It was our fall-back when we wanted to dine in and not go out to a restaurant, which happened a few times in the 4 weeks we were in this apartment nearby...
The pastry department...
The fish department...
Dining chez nous with some of our favorite cheeses, jambon, pain, fruit and vin...Bon Apetit!
I love this blog! Keep it coming, with lots of pictures. I'm living vicariously!
ReplyDeleteAnd Marty, Vince hopes the delights of Paris are not going to distract you too much from your political responsibilities back home. Supporting Vince in the arguments with Ed Wilson and Gene Goodman, must go on!