After a good lunch and bit of retracing our steps up in Montmartre our next plan was to head down to Le Grand Colbert for an afternoon of a glass of Crémant de Loire accompanied by a slice of cake,which seemed like a lovely way to continue our day.On the way the route took us down the popular rue Lepic the street with the cafe that gained considerable fame from its appearance in the 2001 film, 'Amélie'.This was where Amélie worked and was central to the films plot,it is now a popular tourist attraction.
People who know me know I love a good coincidence, so when hearing a lady asking directions with a Scottish accent, the first we had heard on our trip,we got speaking to het only to find out she lived in my home town of Kilmarnock and found she knew some of our family members,what;s the chances, eh?
Then it was along Boulevard de Clichy where we passed a sculpture representing a monumental apple made of steel, inaugurated in 2011, in homage to the philosopher Charles Fourier whose statue used to stand on this plinth.
Then it was over Place de Clichy and continuing on the boulevard until it becomes Bd des Batignolles then Bd de Courcelles before arriving at the gates of Parc Monceau. We wanted another walk through here as it is one of our favourite spots in the city.
Then passed (and a pop in) to the churh of Saint-Augustin...
with Joan out front...
passed Printemps...
and the opera house...
and the 'pub'...
before reaching our destination!
Only to informed by this chap on the door that it was not possible this afternoon due to an exceptionally busy lunchtime! I even tried my 'we are celebrating our 50th anniversay' card but to no avail!
We had to settle instead for a glass of 'kir royale' in Bistro Vivienne in Galerie Vivienne, which proved to be perfectly acceptable as a substitute...and we still had our Seine river cruise to look forward to in the evening!
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