After the boat cruise was over last night we walked around Paris a bit at night and enjoyed the lights but this meant we did not get in until about 1:00 am. This wasn't the best plan since I needed to be up at around 6:30 so I could get ready and head to my bread making class at the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris (http://www.cordonbleu.edu/). Needless to say I was a bit tired but also excited to go to the Cordon Bleu

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Between the jet lag and the running around Paris I think we needed a bit of a break so we actually did not do a whole during the day today. We had heard about some of the old “passage” streets in the Marais district where are apartment is located and thought we would see if we could locate a few of them. We did find some of the “old” streets of Paris which are cobble stone and very narrow and we also found something we did not expect.

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I thought I would just mention the importance of good shoes when you come to Paris. Paris is a walking city and it is in my opinion best experienced that way. Forget the tour bus just set out on a street and start walking you will find incredible passage ways and wonderful shops and sites.

On our first visit to Paris together my wife and I took a shuttle from the airport to the apartment we stayed in. Our driver was born and raised in Paris and he said "just walk in Paris, you...

For many Rue Cler has been made well known by travel guide Rick Steves who promotes the area in his travel guides and his website (Rick Steve's description or Rue Cler). Rue Cler is a great place to visit and walking along the street you will numerous food shops that make a great way to prepare for a lunch or dinner in a Parisian park. There are bakeries, patisseries, cheese shops, wine shops, butchers, fresh produce and much more.




A virtual stroll down Rue...

Well we finally hit the wonderful May weather I remember when we came to Paris in 2007. The sky is a beautiful blue with clouds and the sun is shining. It is a perfect day to head to the Eiffel tower.

Today we have lunch reservations at Café De’L Homme (http://www.restaurant-cafedelhomme.com/en/index.php ) which is at the Trocadero at the base of the Eiffel tower. The food was ok, nothing I would return again for but the view from the restaurant was spectacular. Our reservation was...