Let’s Backtrack a Little

 On Monday, June 2, feeling somewhat refreshed, I made my way to Place de la Concorde and the Tuileries Gardens.  At Place de la Concorde are two ornate fountains and an Egyptian obelisk, mistakenly called Cleopatra’s Needle.  This obelisk came from the front of the Temple of Luxor.  One obelisk remains at the temple.  Madame la Guillotine sat on this site during the French Revolution.

I walked through the gardens and people-watched.  I came across two Algerian older men, Moustafa and M--- (didn’t get his name correctly), who were feeding ducks, pigeons, crows, and a family of common moorhens (not the chicks, just the parents).  Most of the birds ate right from their hands.  They said they found peace just sitting there with the birds.  They invited me to join them, and a big fat pigeon sat on a chair arm next to me and ate from my hand.

Before I reached l’Arc due Carrousel, I looked for children who would sail boats in one of the ponds, but no one was out.  I checked out the shops by the inverted Louvre pyramid, then made my way to Le Nemours, a favorite restaurant near the Louvre.  

 On the way, you can get a view of L’Opéra Garnier and an art deco métro entrance.  If you have seen the movie The Tourist with Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, and Rufus Sewall, you would recognize the restaurant and the métro. 

I was accosted by someone trying to sell her art while on my way to the 69 bus.  The 69 bus is a popular bus line and also happens to drop me just at the top of the street for the apartment!

Jour 3 — le lift ne marche pas.