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Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Left Bank, 5th Arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France

The south side of the Seine River in the center of Paris is known as the Left Bank (in French: La Rive Gauche). This small park, Square René Viviani, nicely frames the Notre-Dame Cathedral in the background. Notre-Dame sits in the middle of the river on an island.


There are a few pedestrian-only streets that wind through the area and are very popular with the tourist and local crowds for lunch.

And barely a stone's throw from the river, Amy found us the oldest vegetarian restaurant in Paris, Grenier de Notre Dame (1978), where I enjoyed this avocado-mango-sesame seed appetizer.

The water and wine is gone so I guess lunchtime must be over.  We've been trying out the French-style two-hour lunches with wine - très bon!

After lunch, wandering further brought us to this outdoor stand where made-to-order crepes filled with Nutella were the speciality - of course, we had to have one to warm us up on this winter day in Paris..........ah yes, a fresh, warm crepe in Paris, how fitting........bon appétit!


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