We started the day by taking the metro to the station to the street market area, Rue Cler. We snapped some shots, bought some chocolates, and smelled the roses. How much I love a street market!
Then we headed back to the metro and landed just outside of Notre Dame. We walked around the corner and found ourselves right in front of Notre Dame! What a gothic and lovely sight to see. We read all about the church and the history before entering, so that we could fully enjoy the inside. What a beautiful church and presence inside. Lots of side alters and plenty to see and take in. After, we walked around to the back of the church and sat in the park for a spell, deciding our plan for the rest of the day.
We ventured to a place for lunch, and it was like the French version of Denny’s, not so good at all. But you live and learn. We were going to stray into Saint Chapelle, but the line was way long, so we strolled along the Seine river and looked and shopped the little book carts that are along it. We found some great little treats and nuggets of France there. We also stopped in front of Notre Dame, called Point Zero. This is the middle of Paris where everything else is measured from. Pretty neat!
We took the metro back and decided to pack up as we would be heading to Barcelona in the morning. After packing, it was time to eat. I was on the hunt for Coq Au Vin, a traditional French stew. And after trapsing around multiple blocks with no luck, we figured it would be better to head towards the hotel and find a place to eat. We had initally passed by a place that had a line out the door, so as we approached it again, and decided that we would check it out.
We were sat outside within 5 minutes, and the line continue to grow. Our waitress dropped of the wine & coffee list. No menu, but we figured that that would come. Well, our lovely waitress came back and asked what we wanted to drink and then how we liked our meat prepared. We let hr know and then she was off. Ok. So after not being able to decide waht to eat for dinner, someone was going to do it for us, how perfect!
Out came a green salad with walnuts and a spicy mustard vinaigrette. Tasty. Then a plate with fries and steak with pepper sauce. Holy Moly was it delicious!!! So good! Cooked perfect and flavorful. We ate it right up. Then the waitress came around with more french fries, ok, sure, I’ll take some more. Then, wait for it, more steak!!! Yup! Pretty amazing. Then we ordered two desserts, one with strawberries and tasty Chantilly cream and one like a stacked profiterole. All you have to do is choose beverage, temperature, and dessert, they do all the rest. It was amazing, and this is the only thing they serve, and there was a line out the door for the whole evening that was no less than 20 people. I need to figure out a gig like this! Ha!
The woman next to us said, this was the best restaurant in Paris, she and her family had been coming here for 15 years. I think I must agree with her, what a tasteful evening!
Ciao!
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