We exited Les Halles metro by the wrong exit (of course) loking for Eglise Saint-Eustache. There is never a simple way to find the correct exit, especially when exiting the Les Halles - Chatelet section of the Paris Metro.
We found overselves walking around the currently unattractive re-development of Les Halles, heading towards Saint-Eustache. This is a lovely 16th cent. gothic church tucked behind the modern shopping centre of Les Halles.
Musee des Art Decoratifs contained a very sweet exhibition of the french children's comic character Babar the elephant, along with georgous art nouveau and art deco exhibits (including rooms from parfumist Jeanne Lanvin's apartment).
We stopped off in the Tuleries gardens, to enjoy a bit of people watching as well as admire the view of the garden beds leading to the facade of the Louvre close to the Seine.
The sky had started to grey over and rain was soon to start pouring down. So for lunch my sister located this fabulous little biodynamic cafe, Boco, close to Opera. We ducked in to discover a self-serve style cafe. It was our first meal whose main focus wasn't steak frites! We headed off to the Passage du Grand Cerf near Etienne Marcel for a bit of gift shopping, as well as another opportunity to get out of the rain.
I then departed Paris that evening from Charles de Gaulle airport at 10.05pm, heading home to Sydney.
We found overselves walking around the currently unattractive re-development of Les Halles, heading towards Saint-Eustache. This is a lovely 16th cent. gothic church tucked behind the modern shopping centre of Les Halles.
Musee des Art Decoratifs contained a very sweet exhibition of the french children's comic character Babar the elephant, along with georgous art nouveau and art deco exhibits (including rooms from parfumist Jeanne Lanvin's apartment).
We stopped off in the Tuleries gardens, to enjoy a bit of people watching as well as admire the view of the garden beds leading to the facade of the Louvre close to the Seine.
The sky had started to grey over and rain was soon to start pouring down. So for lunch my sister located this fabulous little biodynamic cafe, Boco, close to Opera. We ducked in to discover a self-serve style cafe. It was our first meal whose main focus wasn't steak frites! We headed off to the Passage du Grand Cerf near Etienne Marcel for a bit of gift shopping, as well as another opportunity to get out of the rain.
I then departed Paris that evening from Charles de Gaulle airport at 10.05pm, heading home to Sydney.
Children playing in the gardens of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs
Coffee and tea taken in the outsidecafe area of Musee des Arts Decoratifs
Section of Jeanne Lanvin's boudoir, relocated to the Musee des Arts Decoratifs
Art Nouveau gas fireplace
Setting up at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs
The perfect Parisian scene in Jardin Tuleries
A perfect pair of shoes for a romantic interlude in the garden
Barbara Rihl - Austrian born, Parisian based - designer bag shop located just behind rue de rivoli
Boco self service style cafe, located in Paris. http://www.boco.fr/
Photo from Cecile Boccara's website. http://www.cecileboccara.com/site/Grand_Cer_1./Pages/Store.html
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