Thursday, September 18, 2014

Today we had several activities planned. First of all, we went to a local hair salon that had been recommended by a friend who lives in our neighborhood. We had made an appointment with Patricia, the owner, the previous day. Alexandria had the full treatment and we were out in a little over an hour. I went along in case there was a language problem. We will remember the salon for other times when we are here. They also do men. I might try it in a few weeks when I am due since I have never had my hair done by une coiffeuse, French for a female hair dresser.

Later in the afternoon, we took the bus to the Pompidou Museum where we sat at one of our favorite cafés. It overlooks the esplanade in front of the museum and there are always entertainers there playing the crowds who walk by and who are in the cafés. Here are some photos that we took while sitting there.

Alexandria with her new hairdo.

One of the entertainers, primarily for kids, is a man who using a device that looks like a large slingshot creates large bubbles that float in the air around him. Little kids enjoy it and some try to break the bubbles before they disappear.

If you look carefully, you can see the rather large bubble just above the bicycle on the left. The entertainer is the man on the right. You can see his device.

The large sign on the museum advertises an exhibition of the artist Marcel Duchamp. I have never heard of him but since the museum deals with modern art, that is understandable.

Here is an overall view of the front of the museum and the large esplanade in front of it.

In the evening, we decided to go to one of our favorite restaurants called Le Mâchon d'Henri which is near the St. Sulpice church. We took the bus but found out that since there was a demonstration going on along the bus route, we had to get off at the place St. Michel. So instead, we walked down the rue St. André des Arts which leads off of the place. We found a quaint creperie that serves Breton galettes and crêpes. We each had a galette, which is like a crêpe but is made with a different flour and is covered with vegetable or cheese or meat, or combinations of all three. We also each had a bolé of cider, a slightly alcoholic beverage, and we shared a crêpe with chocolate and was flamed with Grand Marnier. Here is a rather unusual decoration in the dining area.

Hard to see but the kitchen is smaller than ours at home. And everything is done here from prepping to washing dishes. 

After dinner we went back to the place St. Michel where we caught the bus home. Here is the famous statue and monument in the square.