Vendredi 27 Mai 2011 Last day in Paris

Today's Metro entrance Palais-royale Louvre, not the usual Art Nouveau

Well aware that this was our last full day in Paris we tried to squeeze in as much as possible, went over to Les Depots on Rue Vanue where I had had such luck with a torquoise bracelet, but must have been a fluke as everything tres tres.

We ate lunch at Polidor, one of the many places Hemmingway frequented, must have been quite a gourmand, we had the dish of the day, which they called haches parmentier & turned out to be shepherds pie, very nice. Funny thing was that 2 gentlemen sat at the other end of the table & ordered the same, but with a side order of chips!
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Never enough potatoes

Polidor for lunch, Hemmingway's ghost not inspire greater literary genius


We saw Carlotta about departure tomorrow morning as she was attending to some plumbing issue in the other little garret she rents out, this one is hers, not Desmond's. Probably a better option as bed not mezzanine arrangement, but 2 singles, one been trundle. Not a full kitchen however, just a little fridge & microwave

For our last night in Paris we decided to sample the restaurant on the other end of Rue Chanoinesse, Au Vieux, always very popular as we walk past  and apparently of great repute, in an old building 15xx, all exposed beams &  heavily carved furniture.
 

M & I having diner at Au Vieux, rather camp waiter, think Benny Hill

  Well quite an experience, the theatre of it more than the food, we had an chef's surprise menu, first up, vegetable crudites with dip (onion), next  little vegetable pancakes, next pate au maison with fruity chutney, next gazpacho, main was fish provencal for me & M chicken dish, dessert was pomme tart & cream. We had to go to the cellar & choose our wine, quite a range,( most out of our price range) We chose a medoc which was very nice. I wouldn't rave about the food, which was nice but we have had nicer in Paris, but the atmosphere & the waiters made it an occasion. Luckily we didn't have far to stagger home