Simple Day: Got Money / Ate Crepes

There is a Boulangerie two doors down from our apartment.  I have gone there both mornings so far for my “pain au chocolate” and “café crème.”  Diane is saving the empty calories for crepes, so so far she has been eating a fruit breakfast at the apartment.  Eating pain au chocolate does not seem to be affecting my ability to consume crepes.

We brought a bunch of Travelers Cheques in case we lost our Debit Card or it didn’t work.  Since we had them along, we thought we’d try cashing a few to see if we got a more favorable exchange rate than our Debit Card.  NOT.  The Travelers Cheque exchange rate at the American Express office was 1.49 $/€.  Debit Card gave us 1.38 $/€.  That is $ 0.09 per dollar less.  Wow.  Forget the Travelers Cheques.

That took us to lunch time (can’t say it was a particularly energetic day).  We bought take-away from Galleries Lafayette and brought back to our apartment. Me: spinach and salmon quiche: She: Apricot torte (well, it looked like meat in the deli).

Eating Daily Portion of Crepe with Nutella

For dessert, we walked back to the crepe stand on the side of the Notre Dame and ordered crepes with Nutella.  The cook is friendly and remembered us.  You wouldn't expect the crepe stand next to the Notre Dame to be a good deal, but it is.

Diane has no idea whatsoever what the silhouette is on the right side of the picture.  Tomorrow, I must investigate.

Inside of Notre Dame Cathedral

We went into the Notre Dame.  It never ceases to amaze me that the church is 700 years old.  How could a bunch of farmers build something so grand?  There is a remarkable number of tourists still in Paris, although not like the crazy numbers through the summer.

View of Restaurant from our Apartment Window

For dinner, we consulted the Michelin Guide.  Diane spotted a restaurant right on our street that is recommended in the Guide.  It is a big deal getting into the Michelin Guide.  I looked out the window and saw that it was directly across the street.   I didn’t even bother wearing a jacket.  It serves food from the Burgundy Region.  We had Escargot Bourgogne, Beef Bourgogne with Bourgogne wine.  Good.  We both feel garlic overload from the snails.