Our last weekend in Paris during this trip. We awoke to a great sunny day, but very cold somewhere around 2 or 3 C. We had some breakfast in our apartment and then headed out for coffee at a local cafe. After coffee we dropped into the Boulangerie (bakery) across the road and bought some fresh baguettes. One more stop at the supermarket to stock on a few items for our last few days in Paris and then back to our apartment to drop it all off before heading out for the day.
Back in our apartment we dropped off the groceries, I grabbed my camera and we headed off for the Trocadéro metro station and walked across to La Tour Eiffel, something we had pretty much avoided during our time in Paris so far. We wanted to walk around Champ de Mars (the park that stretches from La Tour Eiffel to the École Militaire building). The crowd was not unbearable at the tour but still busy enough. We had no desires to go up the tower as we have both previously done this so we enjoyed the rare sunny and bright conditions of the day and wandered fairly aimlessly around the Champ de Mars.
After a few hours we reached the end of the park at the École Militaire building and headed off to find ourselves a cafe for a break. We stumbled on yet another great little lane lined with all sorts of cafes, brasseries and shops. We stopped into a a brasserie for a break and afterwards bought some fantastic looking, and extortionately expensive tomatoes (photos to be posted soon).
We then walked towards Les Invalides and then back towards the Seine across the ornate Pont Alexandre III and back across the Avenue des Champs-Élysées towards our apartment. We again stopped off at the boulangerie to grab a few more baguettes as many shops will again be closed tomorrow. Weekend are much quieter in Paris, with many shops being closed. We also stopped at a chocaltier to buy some boutique chocolat.
Back to our apartment before sunset for the first time during our three week visit.
We had some of our baguettes with some dip, olives and the amazing tasting tomatoes we had purchased earlier in the day. It seems you do get quality for a price. They were easily the best tasting tomatoes I've ever eaten.
Today's Weather
Sunny and very cold. Temperature 0 to 3 C (with windchill -3 to -5 C)
