A very wet day, rain pelting down. The men working on the scaffolding came and just as quickly went. When the rain eased a bit we went out to do some shopping and on the way stopped for a coffee at another one of the many cafés on our shopping strip, rue Poteau.
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| Another café on rue Poteau |
This one is a bit more down-market, but the coffee is good and the prices lower than at many of the others. We sat at the window and watched the rain run in streams down the glass. When it had eased a bit we walked to Monoprix to do our little bit of shopping.
Because of the rain we decided it made more sense to take the little electric Montmartrebus which passes quite close to our flat. On the way to where we catch it, we passed the boulangerie which has recently been refurbished and stopped to look at the interesting breads and pastries available, always a treat.
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| Beautiful breads |
By the time we got back to the flat, it was lunchtime so some soup and baguette and we read for a while until the rain abated a bit. Ensconced under our umbrellas we once again caught the Monmartrebus, only this time to go up to the Place du Tertre. In good weather, and particularly on weekends, this is filled with "wall to wall" people. Today it was practically empty, which provided an opportunity for some more interesting pictures.
A rainy day on the Butte
After shooting some photos we walked back down the 186 steps to rue Francoeur and from there just down the street to rue Cyrano de Bergerac and home.
So, basically, ended a somewhat soggy day.
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