This morning Asha and I enjoyed a Petit Déjeuner at the Pont Neuf Café which is quickly becoming our regular. It has a great atmosphere, is close and has excellent views over the River Seine and beyond. I love the hot chocolate over here because they actually service it steaming hot – just the way I like it.
Then we jumped on the Metro and made our way to Musée Jacquemart-Andre. It’s a museum I like to visit each time I’m in Paris and despite it being my third visit, I still enjoyed it as much as if it were my first. It’s the private residence of a couple who spent their time entertaining and collecting amazing pieces of art. There are even three Rembrandts in one of the rooms of this grand apartment. On the death of the couple their home was bequeathed to the French National Trust and one year later was opened to the public as a museum around 1913. It also sports one of the prettiest cafés in Paris where we enjoyed lunch following our visit. My lunch consisted of red wine and a patisserie! With a stomach as small as mine – who can afford to fill up on lunch and miss dessert!! It was a beautiful apple and caramel tart with egg custard and a crème bruleè top!
Afterward we took a stroll through the very beautiful and picturesque Parc de Monceau under the warm sun.
It’s becoming quickly evident that the small construction sight offices set up directly across the road from the apartment (and next to the wall of the church) is actually a cunningly disguised public toilet! Every day and night men are regularly looking around and then quickly relieving themselves just behind the waist high barriers. They think that no one can see them – but they are sadly mistaken. A girl or two have also been spotted using this open air lavatory and laughing loudly with thier friend!! Ahhhh Paris!!
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