Saturday in Paris

This is a photo from late yesterday afternoon - a sculpture in The Tuileries not far from the Obelisk of Luxor.


It was Saturday and our morning trek around this part of Paris took us to some interesting sites. The flowers at Jardin du Palais Royal were colorful when we arrived. It's a little off the beaten track and we were nearly alone when we visited, except for the pigeons.


The bicyclist took some photos, too, as we walked through the city. The sun was shining but disappeared behind some clouds later in the day.


We went by the Taverne Karsbrau, the place we ate a couple of nights ago. They served good sauerkraut and Alsation beer. They were open, as they are 24 hours a day, and a group of guys were in the eating area singing and having a beer inspired good time as we passed.


Another street scene as we passed by was the Tower of St Jacques, a recently refurbished structure which stood out in the morning light.


After a coffee and a stop at the market to get fresh vegetables, strawberries, mangoes, and a roast chicken, we came home for a brief sit down and a chance to watch some tennis on French TV. Then we set out for Musee de l'Orangerie, deciding that the weather was too threatening to go to the Rodin Museum.

The other bloggers in the group were getting ready for some photography of the Monet water lily paintings in the museum. That big area behind them was part of a huge Monet painting.


The museum was interesting, but there was a tennis tourney at Roland Garros to keep up with. We managed to see Nadal-Hewitt, and Sharapova-Henin before the darkness shut down the day. We ate our home prepared meal of roast" poulet" and "salade" and began to think about another day in Paris.