On our last day in Paris we went to the recently opened Picasso Museum. How is this for a quintessential Parisian scene.

The building the museum was housed in was magnificent.

 

It was fun to watch a production being filmed in the common area as we left the apartment today.

This evening we enjoyed a wonderful French dinner out for Christelle’s birthday.

 

Today we woke up to the sound and sights of children playing in the school yard down below the apartment. Such a delight for John and I.

This day took us to the Javel district where the Eiffel tower loomed large as you cross into the main centre. Christelle cooked an amazing soufflé for dinner and the two beat us handily at bridge.

Oct 14 we left the boat and met Sebastien (Terry and Michele Markley’s son) and Christelle at the metro near their home. Genny and Steve from Whitehorse were just completing their visit with Saba and Christelle so we had a nice visit with them before they left.

 

That evening we went down to the Seine at the Gare d’Austerlitz railway station to listen to Cuban music and watch salsa dancers.

 

We came home to see the Eiffel Tower all lit up viewed through our bedroom window.

From where our boat docked, we took the tramway and Metro to Belleville where Edith Piaf was born at #72 Rue de Belleville.

In Belleville Park we climbed the highest point in Paris and later sat at a corner café in the district watching the incredibly diverse population stream by us, a wonderful feast for our eyes.