Happy Birthday, Amelia. Sixteen today. We often wonder how our grandchildren can age so quickly while we stay the same.
Undoubtedly one of the classiest of the twenty Arrondissments in Paris is the sixteenth. It is on the right bank of the Seine, west of the city centre and right next door to the Bois de Boulogne. We caught the number 52 bus from the Madeleine which took us straight through some of the most exclusive streets, round the Arc de Triomphe and west to Passy.
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The back of the Madeleine
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This is an up-market area with some beautiful homes. Clearly out of the price range of the average worker, but incredibly elegant.
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A nice little place in the 16th.
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We found our way to the rue de l'Annonciation, a narrow street which houses some of the best food and wine shops in Paris.
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rue de l'Annonciation
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Surrounding this street are many others with all the big name clothing shops. But by now you will realise that we are very much into the food shops and open air markets, and this was certainly wonderful. Perhaps they seemed all the better for the weather. It was clear and crisp and undoubtedly the best day of the week so far.
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Coquilles St Jacques
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A vegetable stall
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Elegant Pastry in the rue de l'Annonciation
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