Day 12

Learned about the market street Rue des Levi's.  Several people gave it rave reviews.

But what I really loved was the nearby Park Monceau.

A genuine gem of a park.  Loads of people were running the perimeter path. Many older folks sitting on the benches lining the paths.  Nannies with children in strollers, a large group of teenage girls practicing cheers, complete with pompoms.  A couple of young teen boys very seriously practicing kickboxing.

I love how every park we have visited with the exception of historical venues and even some of those, have areas for young children to play, mostly very large sandboxes. There was one adorable carousel in Park Monceau running today and one still under covers by the Monceau Metro stop.

Late afternoon ventured out on my own and came across this wonderful building that I was hoping to see.

Two thirds of the way up you can see the lilacs in bloom. Walked down Rue St Denis which can be a little iffy but was a mix of all types of people, lots of wholesale stores along there.
Waited while Ross took a three hour nap to recover from being up at 2a for the NFL draft.  Went to dinner at a time many French eat out.  Many restaurants serve midi, 11a to 2p then close until 7p until 10p or they have after work drinks and small plates from 4p until 7p. We walked in the dark and rain around the corner to what we thought was a Vietnamese restaurant but when we sat down and examined the menu, This restaurant was serving sushi. We were the only customers in the place except for a dad and two children waiting for takeout but our server was so happy to have us there, we stayed.  Glad we did, excellent sushi, shashimi and teriyaki.  Actually some of the best I've ever had.  

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