Around the World [Paris] in 80 Days (or 4) - Part 3

Day 4

The jet lag was really starting to catch up with us by the end of Mom's stay, so while we still did a lot, Day 4 was a little bit more mellow than the previous days.  (By the way --- in a couple of hours, I will have been here a week, and I am still not used to the stupid time change.)

We started off back at Champs Elysees so Mom could figure out where the bus was that would take her to Charles de Gaulle...

Then, we meandered over to Hotel de Ville and Notre Dame in search of a crepe!

Hotel de Ville

Yummy!!!! Nutella + bananas = HEAVEN

Next, we headed over to the St. Germain area to wander around...

I know it seems like we had just eaten the crepes, but we walked ALLLLL over St. Germain and the surrounding areas, and eventually it was dinner time!  We were reading in the guide book of good places to eat around that area, and we decided upon a restaurant called The Polidor.  We got lost a couple of times trying to find the place (our minds were just not working correctly with the lack of sleep and lots of walking!), yet somehow ended up locating it.  After standing outside for a couple of minutes waiting for it to open, I realized that the other groups of people waiting in front us all had different guide books in our hand, and they definitely did not speak a lick of French!  Oh well, I guess maybe they paid them off or something to give a good review, but let me tell you, The Polidor was delicious! (and I did not get anything for saying that!)

The food was incredible!!!

Mom's beef in a tomato sauce with MASHED POTATOES!!!

Yup, they are completely intact...

Off with their heads!!!

The restaurant has been around since the mid 1800's!  They have managed to keep it up to date with fancy touch screen computers and such, however, the bathroom is a different story...

Yes, that is quite literally a hole in the ground, complete with platforms to place your feet and a convenient bar to hold you up!  And that wooden thing hanging down?  That is what you pull to flush...it was definitely a first!!

I hope you enjoyed the recaps!!!  Mom and I had a really fantastic time running around the city trying to see as much as we possibly could in such a short amount of time.  Thanks mère!!

Also, I've created a Snapfish account where I have uploaded ALLLLLL of the pictures so far!  If you get super bored and the paint has already dried, then feel free to check it out!

http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=2530282020/a=163128318_163128318/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Please let me know if that link works or not, you may have to create a Snapfish account...but I can try and play around with it if necessary.

- à tout à l’heure!