Wednesday we decided to keep it light so we went over to the Île de la Cité for a stroll. We began at Nôtre Dame - or what you can see of it from outside the cordoned off area (reinforced by lots of cops - some with sub-machine guns). The tower tops are visible and the roof which is now covered and scaffolded with big cranes attending.
Next we wandered over to the flower market. My memory was of an open air event, but now it’s mostly covered. Don’t know if that’s change or faulty memory. It seemed a fair number of them specialize in one or two types of flower. I don’t think I've ever seen so many types of hydrangeas before (or hortensia as they’re called in French).
Along the way we heard this young man's rendition of Cohen's Hallelujah
As we crossed over to the sister island, the Île Saint Louis, we happened on these elder performers who were showing how it’s done
By then we were ready for lunch - moules frites and grilled chêvre salad
We continued our stroll, keeping an eye out for the residence where LInda stayed as a student on her semester abroad. Memory was vague, but we found it!
A few other shots along the way - including a puppet shop which ended up being more of a "Linda picture " than intended - I couldn’t avoid the reflection
