Paris Day 2
We went to the Marais, the ancient Jewish neighborhood. Ann picked what seemed like the closest Metro stop, but it was a bit of a hike. Along the way, we met an Australian couple where the wife was wearing a down vest from a trendy new store. Ann had a mission. We got off at Haussmann to walk a bit, but couldn't find the store. Trying to get back on the Metro was a challenge but we finally walked 3 miles or so underground (!) to get back on or correct train. We finally got to the Jewish Museum. The collection hasn't changed much since we were there last with the kids in 2001. Some history of medieval Jewish culture in Europe and France and a few things on the early 20th century. 1 room on the deportations. 1 room on Dreyfuss. Most of it was explanations of festivals and decorations. Interestingly, they used the same picture to illustrate Simchas Torah and Shavuot. The audio guide was incomplete and mostly gave an explanation of what the holidays were, essentially for non-Jews. I was happy to have gone and supported the cause, but it was somewhat disappointing otherwise.
We got lunch at a corner bistro since we could not find falafels in the area. We went in search of the new store in the Marais neighborhood, since we had seen a sign with the address. We found it after a small walk, but, alas, it wasn't opening until Friday.
After coming back to our hotel for a nap, we ventured to Saint Germaine for dinner. We were in the mood for couscous, and we found a Moroccan restaurant. I had a lamb patty with couscous and a tagine of veggies and Ann had more veggies. Luckily there was no eggplant in any of the veggies, so we had no music in our room later.
Stephen J. Rockower, MD
Sent from my iPad
We went to the Marais, the ancient Jewish neighborhood. Ann picked what seemed like the closest Metro stop, but it was a bit of a hike. Along the way, we met an Australian couple where the wife was wearing a down vest from a trendy new store. Ann had a mission. We got off at Haussmann to walk a bit, but couldn't find the store. Trying to get back on the Metro was a challenge but we finally walked 3 miles or so underground (!) to get back on or correct train. We finally got to the Jewish Museum. The collection hasn't changed much since we were there last with the kids in 2001. Some history of medieval Jewish culture in Europe and France and a few things on the early 20th century. 1 room on the deportations. 1 room on Dreyfuss. Most of it was explanations of festivals and decorations. Interestingly, they used the same picture to illustrate Simchas Torah and Shavuot. The audio guide was incomplete and mostly gave an explanation of what the holidays were, essentially for non-Jews. I was happy to have gone and supported the cause, but it was somewhat disappointing otherwise.
We got lunch at a corner bistro since we could not find falafels in the area. We went in search of the new store in the Marais neighborhood, since we had seen a sign with the address. We found it after a small walk, but, alas, it wasn't opening until Friday.
After coming back to our hotel for a nap, we ventured to Saint Germaine for dinner. We were in the mood for couscous, and we found a Moroccan restaurant. I had a lamb patty with couscous and a tagine of veggies and Ann had more veggies. Luckily there was no eggplant in any of the veggies, so we had no music in our room later.
Stephen J. Rockower, MD
Sent from my iPad
No comments:
Post a Comment