Then Mark and I headed off to our first Paris market - the Saxe Breuteil market. This was a small one in the 7th arrond. but still very interesting with the fresh produce, boucherie, boulangerie, patisserie, charcuterie, poissonerie, etc. I loved the flowers, and spent some time looking at the shoes and scarves. Here are some pics of this market:
After we got the girls going back at the apt., off we went to the President Wilson market. This was very big with the food, clothing, purses, scarves, soaps, spices and herbs, etc. We bought some souvenirs, and cooked food (paella, cooked chicken, and green beans) to bring back to the apt. for lunch. Here are some pics of the President Wilson market:
After lunch of the paella and chicken (see above pics of the guys cooking the food in the big cauldrons), we headed to the Eiffel Tower for our reservations. It was so busy. The crowds were out, and the sun really beat on us. We went midway, took some snapshots of the city from our vantage point, and were happy that we had the Eiffel Tower experience.
We then got on the Hop On/Hop Off bus to get the lay of the land in Paris. Unfortunately for us jet-lagged bunch, we fell asleep for most of the ride. Let's just say there was very little "hopping off". By early evening, we hopped of the bus at Saint Germain de Pres and headed to the covered market. It was not as good as I had hoped - maybe most of the artisans are on holidays in August??
After that, we headed to our dinner reservation at Bastide d'Opio. It was good and service was really nice. Here are some pics of our dinner:
After dinner, we walked across the street to Amorino, an ice-cream place, to pick up dessert for the girls. These guys at Amorino don't just scoop ice-cream - they make flowers out of your ice-cream. Check this out:
We walked back home to our apt by 9:30pm. Still feeling the effects of jet lag, so an early night for us. Stay tuned for Day 3.
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