Notre Dame

Two of our earliest pictures from 1989 is standing on the bridge with Notre Dame in the background.

We watched in 2019 when fire ravaged the historic building. We watched documentaries and a theater movie on the restoration.

Today we visited the near finished project now opened once again to the public.

It is now bright and airy, colors are vibrant. They have done a magnificent job.

We stop at the nearest cafe for a morning coffee, and of course for CJ, tea. His tea is a delicious vanilla bourbon red rooibos from Africa.

We walk too Ile Saint-Louis. The destination is famous sorbet shop Berthillon.

Even though it has been 37 years since we last visited, CJ walks us to the location without hesitation. Bloody hell, it is closed for an undisclosed reason.

Not to worry, every cafe, bistro, and restaurant on Ile Saint-Louis serves Berthillon.

Cassis and Pineapple-Basil

Salted Caramel and Praline-Pine Nuts

Exiting Ile Saint Louis in the direction of Le Maris we view more 

In le Marais neighborhood we have a pizza and wine lunch in a small cafe, one of many, before a taxi return to the hotel where we hog most of the foie gras and CJ begins his assault on a bottle of white porto, a delicacy we do not often see.