Europe 2018

Day Eighteen – Another quiet one

Fri 14-Sep-2018 Kulendran Anaimugan Leave a comment

13 Sep 2018

It is Alyssa and Max’s last day in Paris. They head back to London in the evening. We headed for Place de la Bastille where there was a market. These markets are great with a variety of items being sold including fresh produce. We had some take-way food for brunch. After brunch, we visited a swanky warehouse type store named “Merci” which had all sorts of interior furnishing items. The prices were swanky too.

We had early dinner at 4pm at vegan restaurant. With Alyssa being vegan, she had sussed out all the good ones in Paris.We have criss crossed the city to a variety of restaurants. Dianne and I did not have anything but Alyssa and Max had something. We headed back to the apartment to do some packing. Alyssa and Max left around 7:30pm for Gare De Nord station to catch the Eurostar train back to London.

Paroisse Saint Ferdinand des Ternes (Day and Night pictures)

Dianne and I headed out at 8pm for dinner. On the way we chanced upon a Catholic Church with an unusual fascade. We ended up having Japanese for dinner which was quite good and reasonably priced. Then we walked to the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées.

Europe 2018

Day Seventeen – Quiet day in Paris

Fri 14-Sep-2018 Kulendran Anaimugan Leave a comment

12 Sep 2018

We were having a quiet day today. Dianne and Alyssa decided to go shopping this morning. We had some brunch and headed in different directions. Max wanted to see more of Paris. I wanted to go back to the apartment to rest. I was feeling a bit tired.

That evening, Dianne and I were having lunch with Dianne’s sewing friend Julie and her husband Leigh. We arranged to meet at Le Train Blue at Gare de Lyon train station. This restaurant has a spectacular interior and the food is good. Dianne had a quick peek at this restaurant back in 2001 and always wanted to have something here.

After dinner, Julie and Leigh walked with us until we caught an Uber back to the apartment. It was an enjoyable evening.

Europe 2018

Day Sixteen – Taking in more of Paris

Fri 14-Sep-2018 Kulendran Anaimugan 1 Comment

11 Sep 2018

We decided to take in more of Paris. Alyssa’s friend Max arrived last evening. He has never been to Paris. Alyssa is taking him around to various popular attractions. Dianne and I were keen on going to Père Lachaise Cemetery where various famous people are buried.

The cemetery was established in 1804 and is 44 hectares big. We went through the main gates hoping that we could get a map but none was to be found. Dianne took a picture on her phone of the displayed map to find the various grave sites. This is not an easy task. It was a hot day too.

Elaborate Family Tombs

Grave of Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Grave of Jim Morrison of the Doors (1943-1971)

Grave of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Glass panels around the gravestone to protect it against lipstick marks.

Dianne and I had lunch at Rue Saint-Maur near a theatre presenting the Gustav Klimt light show named Atelier des Lumieres. We were meeting Alyssa and Max at the show. There was a long line here but we had pre-purchased our tickets online. This allowed us to skip the queue.

Gustav Klimt Atelier des Lumieres

The show was in a warehouse type setting with images being projected on every surface around you (including the floor). It was a total immersion experience. You could walk around to take the full breath of the show or sit down at a spot (on the floor) to focus on a few walls. We chose the latter.

After the show, Alyssa and Max went off to tour more of Paris. We later met up with Alyssa and Max in front of the Eiffel Tower to go out for dinner. It was a pleasant evening.