Paris in the Summer

I have spent the last 2 days, with Stephanie, roaming the streets of Paris, a city that has been off my travel radar form more than 30 years. I am, admittedly, not much for historical buildings and museums but there is, I confess, an atmosphere and energy created by the surroundings that makes Paris addictive.

On Saturday afternoon Steph and I had lunch in the Jewish Quarter at Chez Hanna. Timeout Paris writes,

Chez Hanna
FAMOUS FALAFELS
‘Often imitated, never equalled’ is the motto of the world-famous L’As du Fallafel down the street, but Chez Hanna proves otherwise with its falafel sandwiches bursting with crunchy chickpea-and-herb balls, vegetables and tahini sauce. You can order them to take away or grab a seat at one of the wooden tables.
Chez Hanna, 54 rue des Rosiers, 4th (+33 1 42 74 74 99) Métro St-Paul. Meal for two with wine and service: around €50.

While there I bumped into an old friend from Winnipeg now living in Vancouver. As cheesy as the it may sound the "world is a small place".

 

Due to Air Canada delays we arrived late and missed one full day of the trip. I am more than annoyed but little can be done to recover the day other than to return.

We have eaten at two very good restaurants, Le Bistronomes at 34 rue de Richelieu - http://www.lesbistronomes.fr/ and Le Cheche Midi at 22 rue de Cherche Midi - http://www.lecherchemidi.fr/ - and recommend both.

Unfortunately tomorrow is our last day here and we have a few things left on the agenda but the discovery of the Paris Triathlon might cause a diversion from the plan.