We set off Friday AM with the plan to walk around the 7th Arrondissement and end up at a gluten free bakery (there are quite a few in Paris - GF has definitely arrived here).
First a stop at the local Feminist book store 2 blocks from our flat and some window browsing
Then on to our first Metro ride. More bad French and a kind ticket agent who saved me from buying the wrong transit passes and we were off
Arrived right by the Tour Eiffel where a charity walk/run was ending up
Sadly, I had miscalculated the distance so what was intended as a pleasant walk turned into more of a slog, but we fortified ourselves with a bit of lunch at a sidewalk cafe (Linda had a Croques Monsieur - the fancier French cousin of a grilled ham. and cheese sandwich)
We did finally make it to No Glu which had, as promised, fabulous pastries and bread- I had Madeleines for the first time in years (and of course thought of Proust)
After all that walking, I was glad to find frozen peas at the store across the street for a quick ice pack alternative
