Wandering in Paris October 4, 2011

Pat's Coty meetings began at the Novotel on Monday morning, so after coffee and a pain aux raisins at a nearby patisserie, I took the Metro to the Bastille to pick up some Nikon accessories for his camera. From there I walked along the Seine and over to the Latin Quarter. Another nice day for the most part, still lots of tourists in the city but a lovely place to wander and explore.









A bridge close to the Notre Dame Basilica holds padlocks, similar to a part of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, which we've seen before. I think the premise is that whoever leaves one there will return to the city on another visit to remove it!




A visit to Paris isn't complete without a visit to the quirky English book store, Shakespeare and Company, located across from Notre Dame. Always busy and full of books of all sorts!



In the Latin Quarter, the Arenes de Lutece, where Roman gladiators fought wild animals in the first century, AD. Today men play boules and children from a neighbouring school came for their run around the outside edge.




This cafe was closed when I walked by, but coming from La Belle Province, I was a little intrigued! Does anyone know it?




A pretty square, so typical in the Paris suburbs:




A plaque on the home where Hemingway lived, 74 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine




Rue Mouffetard




Open-air market at the bottom of the Rue Mouffetard




Paris Mosque in the Latin Quarter




The very popular tea room in the front courtyard of the Mosque




A selection of Moroccan-style pastries available at the tea-room...I enjoyed a sugared almond crescent with a glass of sweetened mint tea.




The inside dining room at the Mosque





More later...