Day 13 in Paris

Veal with apples and cider sauce at Chez Toinette

Our time is winding down here. Today we had to move from our comforting and lovely apartment into a hotel for our final two nights. Luckily it is the same hotel that we stayed in last year and only a ten minute walk from the flat on Avenue Junot and so Mom and I rolled our (now very heavy) suitcases over the cobblestone streets to our new digs.

We weren’t able to check in until 2:30 pm and so we had a leisurely coffee and croissant at a café on Rue Abbesses and then wandered down the Rue des Martyrs with all of its wonderful food shops and cafés (the Rose Bakery is located on this street) and then continued to walk on the Rue Montmartre down to the St. Eustache Church.

When we did check in we were surprised to find our beautiful room on the 4th floor came equipped with a lovely terrasse, a split of Champagne, a bouquet of roses, some chocolate and free wifi! What more could we want?

We will miss our spacious apartment but one of the true perks of moving to the Hotel des Arts is that it is ten minutes closer to Chez Toinette where we had a dinner reservation for tonight.

We ate here last week and enjoyed it very much but tonight was even better. Muza, the main waiter welcomed us back warmly and gave us the best table in the restaurant. My Mom started with the escargot and I had the veal carpaccio and then for our main courses Mom went with the veal with apples and cider sauce and I had the pan fried scallops a al provençal. For dessert we shared the crème brûlée and Muza poured me a glass of rosé wine on the house. We really love this place.

Now we are tucked into our double bed and planning what we should do on our final day in Paris. I am voting for a trip to the Louvre as it seems somehow wrong to come to Paris and not spend at least a couple of hours at this cultural haven. My Mom is not so sure and would be just as happy to wander the streets in our neighbourhood soaking up the laid back Sunday afternoon atmosphere and maybe even sample the wares of a bakery or two…