Tuesday 10/01/19

It was one of those days after 2 straight weeks of heavy duty touristing that I didn’t feel like doing a lot of heavy lifting. Especially as it was off and on raining. So, a walk down the street to Breakfast in America, an American diner that the owner wrote a book about, I happened to read. After a side of bacon and some bad American coffee I headed towards the 5th and found the Arena de Lutece, the still existent Roman arena that was preserved from the efforts of Victor Hugo. It apparently dates to the 1st century and at that time seated 17,000 people! I got this from listening to a tour guide do her spiel. Then walked to rue Mouffetard, or Hemingway Moveable Feast fame. Tucked into a seafood place for a half dozen oysters before continuing my stroll. Les Papilles ended up being the lunch destination, with a wonderful Lambert shoulder of top of stewed potatoes, carrots and other veggies, very satisfying on a rainy day. Then through the lovely Jardin du Luxembourg on the way home to regroup.