This morning Asha and I went to Galleries Lafayette to buy very cute shoes that we’d seen earlier in the week. Unfortunately they didn’t have any of the two shoes I liked in my size – Boo Hoo!! They were so cute, so chic! Fortunately for Asha they did have her size. I’m very excited for her for two reasons – they are her first French shoe purchase and they are just beautiful!!
As we walked to the Metro, one of the many beggars on the footpath had no arms from his shoulders. It was a horrific and upsetting sight so I gave him some money. I actually don’t even care what he spends it on. I couldn’t even imagine not having any arms or hands. I really felt for him.
From the train, I got off at my next stop and Asha and I went our separate ways. Asha to lunch with friends and me to go and buy my next little piece of Paris Love! I had waited to buy my second piece so that Asha could be there with me, but alas it did not work out that way. But the lovely Axelle was there and she is just delightful!
She checked my new piece to ensure that it was all okay, including the diamonds. She wrapped it beautifully and looked after me so well throughout the process. She even escorted me to the front door and agreed to take a quick photo of me out the front of the shop with my new purchase. Photographs are not permitted inside the store.
So now I have my next little piece of Paris Love which is a Tiffany & Co signature diamond key necklace! And it’s beautiful!!
I was intending to catch the train home, but with my spirits flying high and a Tiffany’s bag in my hand I decided to walk home with long way! On the way I walked past a boulangerie/Patisserie and popped in for a look. I walked out with a round sweet bread with sugar on top thing, a friend praline cake which had bring pink sweet crunchy bits on it and a praline and a citron macaroon! I’ve mostly been eating healthy, but with one week to go, it’s time to go a little crazy!!
The next thing I came across was a little street market. It is mandatory that a market with fresh produce be held at least twice a week in each arrondissement for the locals - and this is where they shop. I was admiring the size of the king prawns which must have been about 30 cm long and fit for a meal for one! I’ve not even seen them so large in Asia. Anyway – at that brief moment, I think I gave the local Parisians some Paris Love as my short skirt blew up and revealed my bottom!! I just had a giggle to myself and hoped that all the running I’ve been doing at least made the brief view worthwhile!! He he he he!
Once I made it home I needed a little rest and had a quick Skype chat with Pete. Then it was time to venture out again. This time to the Musée National du Moyen Age “thermes et hotel de Cluny” It was founded in 1843 and sprang from the collection compiled by Alexandre Du Sommerand (1779-1842) who was one of the first to take an interest in the medieval era. He moved into an apartment in the Hotel des abbes de Cluny in 1833. At his death his collection and the medieval building housing it was purchased by the State. It is Paris’ finest example of medieval civil architecture.
The most impressive display is the ‘La Dame a La Licorne’ or ‘The Lady with the Unicorn’ which is a series of late 25th Century tapestries from the southern Netherlands hung in a dimly lit circular room. Five of them are devoted to the senses while the sixth is ‘A mon seul Desir’ or ‘To my Sole Desire’. They are all very beautiful and magnificent and it is worth a visit to the museum just to see these tapestries!
Later on Asha and I took a stroll through the grounds of the Louvre and watched the sun setting over Paris and then enjoyed a drink and some dessert at our local café/bar just around the corner from our apartment. It was bliss!
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