Paris! Part III

Our 3rd full day in Paris started with a VERY fancy lunch, at one of the restaurants in one of the train stations, Gare de Lyon. The restaurant is Le Train Bleu. We didn’t have reservations anywhere on our trip, because we really never knew where we would be and didn’t want to have to work around it. So when I tried to make a reservation the day before and saw they were booked for the next month, we decided to give walking in a try. Happily, this worked for us. We arrived just before noon, and were told that they had reservations for 1:00, so if we could make it a quicker lunch, they could seat us. Yay!

When you’re in Paris on vacation, I recommend having a really good meal if you get the chance. This is my amazing sea bass dish. My cousin had the lobster mac and cheese, which she loved.

Neither of us are really dessert people, but at a place like this, one kind of has to do it. So we ordered a sauteed \fruit with basil ice cream to share. Fun to have the waiter prepare it table side.

After a truly amazing lunch with amazing service, we walked across the bridge and through a lovely garden, the Jardins des Plantes, through the Latin Quarter, past the Sorbonne, to the amazing Musee de Cluny. We were there to see the famous Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries, but the museum has a wonderful collection of medieval art.

From there we took a short walk to the Jardins du Luxumbourg, which was lovely and lively.

After touring the gardens, we eventually wandered to a nearby brasserie, where we had a light dinner (an artichoke and wine – that lunch was pretty filling) and people watched for awhile, before eventually catching the metro back to our little neighborhood.

Another lovely day. At this point, it’s Saturday evening, and we have one day left. We’re starting to feel torn between loving Paris, being sad about leaving, and also looking forward to coming home to our families.