Spring Break, Day 3

Things To Do When Traveling with Puppy on a Sunny Paris Day:

1.  Walk.

And Walk.

And Walk.

Then we jumped on the Metro and began a new walk around the Marais.

We got off at Rambuteau.  The 1st thing we saw was...woah.  Reminds me of the old Katong Mall, even if the old Katong Mall was possibly inspired by this.

*  This Metro Stop is seedy.  Stay away from groups of teenagers jostling about, put on your best unfriendly face.  Walk purposefully.

2.  Wine & Dine.

Today's find was a buzzing hole-in-wall, neighborhood favourite.  In other words, a completely tourists-free zone!  Gosh, such a place, does still exist!  In Central Paris!  And dog-friendly as well!

Nanashi (57 Rue Charlot) serves Japanese-French fusion with warmth and casual style.  I ordered the veggie bento plat du jour, and was not disappointed.

Bon Appetite!

3.  Look at more art!

(WOW!)

(WOW!)

(Right.)

(Uh Huh.)

(WOW!)

*  I found a different entrance to the Louvre which actually allowed for Bruno and I to peek at a gallery with sculptures!  The corridor we "hid" in was dark, Bruno was camouflaged against my black coat.  We stayed here unnoticed, unperturbed, for a while.

(WOW!)

4.  Watch Theatre!  

If you think of the city as a performance space, you can find

                                                   music (oh lovely, piano on the sidewalk!),

(bass and drums!  WOW!)

some "drama",

and "dance".

5. Go shopping.

Moustaches, 32 Rue des Archives 

(A well-stocked pet store, but they didn't carry any of the Cloud 7 things, I am curious about.)

Les 3 Marches de Catherine B, 1 Rue Guisarde

(I've seen the light.  It's called, Vintage.  Alas, Vintage is unaffordable.)

Laduree, 21 Rue Bonarparte

*  No one shoo-ed us out when we stood in line to buy cake today.  But yesterday, after the staff sat us down with menus and just as I was about to order tea, another staff refused service saying, Madame, Dorgs Are Fourbeedern (!!).  To which I said, no problem, we will leave, and could not then resist performing, a butoh-dance of departure (translation: tediously, dramatically, slow).

6.  Visit a Park.

Specifically, I was thinking, Jardin du Luxembourg, where there is a designated dog-friendly area.

However, Bruno had another idea (read his facial expression).

Bruno- "Parc?  Non, merci, maman.  Laisse aller pour le thé!

7.  And so we concluded the sunny day with, tea.

Hotel Esprit Saint-Germain, 22 Rue Saint-Sulpice