Tuesday, August 26, 2014

This afternoon, we took a walk out to the place de la Republique for a libation. While there, I renewed our transportation passes for the rest of August and for all of September. They give us unlimited travel on the busses and in the métro.

 On the way to the République, we passed by this notice that that if you are caught feeding the pigeons, there will be a fine of as much as 450 euros. DONT FEED THE PIGEONS.  Notice it translates into English as well.

The following plaque tells about over 11,000 children that were deported by the Nazis from 1942 to 1944. Over 500 of them lived in our quarter of Paris, the 3rd.  Many of them were students of the P. J. de Beranger elementary school where this plaque was posted. It ends at the bottom by saying "Let us never forget them."

One way to get to the République from our area is through this "passage". This one is rather grimy but later we hope to show you some beautiful ones in other sections of Paris.

Here is a shot of the statue in the République square.

At night we had dinner in one of our favorite local restaurants called Chez Omar. The specialize in North African cuisine, especially couscous.