There's a special exhibition at theMusée d'Orsay that we wanted to see so we went to the museum to buy tickets for tomorrow. This would allow us to avoid the long queues for today's admissions. In the past advance purchases were possible but all that has now changed. The advance ticket booking facility was closed and, in typical French fashion, there was no note explaining. It finally dawned on us that advance ticket areas such as this and the one at the Louvre are no longer necessary. You can buy your tickets on-line and print them at home. Of course this assumes that you have access to a printer. We don't!
Since the museum is near rue du Bac which stretches from the river to the rue de Sèvres, we decided to stroll along this classy street. In addition to the fine shops, there are numerous historic buildings including the former monastery of the Immaculate Conception built in 1637 and the chapel of the Missions étrangères de Paris, an evangelical Catholic organisation. The chapel was built between 1683 and 1689 and nearby there is a lovely little park.
We recently visited the Catherine Labouré garden. In rue du Bac, among the older buildings is the
mother house of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul including the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, the final resting place of St. Catherine Labouré, who was the originator of that Medal, also known as the Medal of the Immaculate Conception. Many Catholic Christians around the world (and some non-Catholics) wear the Medal, which they believe if worn with faith and devotion will bring them special graces through the intercession of Mary at the hour of death.
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| The Miraculous Medal |
As we neared the end of our walk, we found ourselves (surprise!) at La Grande Épicerie where we naturally picked up a few viands for dinner. Speaking of which, we spotted this rather interesting piece of lamb in a butcher's window on the rue du Bac.
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| A very "French" display |
We had been promising ourselves for some days that we would go for lunch to one of our favourite restaurants, Chez Plumeau, just off the Place du Tertre, and since our museum trip had fallen through we consoled ourselves with a lovely long lunch and a bottle of wine.
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| Chez Plumeau |
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| Inside Chez Plumeau |
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| Inside Chez Plumeau |
After a short stroll around the "Butte," we returned to the flat for a quiet afternoon of reading and snoozing.
Views around the Place du Tertre
If you think that we will attempt to reproduce those "elegant pastries" for your breakfast, think again!
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Barry