Paris Day 2

Avoiding the 29 euro per person breakfast offered at our hotel, Gabe and I woke early and took the Metro to POILANE, the David Lebovitz recommended Paris boulangerie known for its apple tarts and "p-inscribed" bread. With the addition of some cappuccinos at a random street cafe, we were ready to hit the day full steam ahead Gabe and I collectively agreed the day before to attempt to tackle Paris by foot when possible, as we would 1) compensate moderately for our gluttony and 2) explore the city and its neighbhoods. With that in mind, we walked to the Musee D'Orsay, only to find that it is closed on Monday.

Disappointed but flexible nonetheless, we decided instead to walk over to the Marais in the third arrondissement. The Marais has particular interest for us because it is the Jewish quarter of Paris, and with more time, we would have loved to see the Jewish history museum. We instead queued up at the famous L'AS DU FALAFFEL, ordering Falaffel and Schwarma; we made a picnic on the Place Des Vosges, after which we walked over to the Bastille. We then attempted to try the David Lebovitz recommended BLE SUCRE, famous for their lemon glazed Madelleines, in the 11th arrondissement but found upon arrival it too was closed.

We hopped on the metro to the 8th arrondissement to instead try the world famous macaroons at LADURE. As we would learn, Parisian macaroons are much different than the coconut ones we have for Passover in America, consisting instead of cream sandwiched between two flavored merengue cookies. I personally was not a huge fan, having been put off by the texture, but I can get why people go crazy about them. 

Afterwards, Gabe and I split for the afternoon, and I took the Metro to the Eiffel tower. I wandered for the rest of the day, walking down the Champ de Mars, to the Hotel Des Invalides, and eventually to the Luxemborg Gardens, catching the metro afterwards back to our hotel. That evening, Gabe and I had a late dinner in the Sorbonne, again electing to hoof it back to our hotel by foot. Exhausted, we fell asleep shortly thereafter.