Paris Blog 13 Dining

Dining in Paris, like much of Europe, is a two-to- three-hour event.  Your table is yours until closing, and each course is savored over conversation with a wine to match.  And what courses!  Adeline found six restaurants, and each was unique.  Lunches were also wonderful, and breakfast was a fresh croissant with butter and jam, so I should have gained about 2 pounds a day.  But with the miles of walking, both to and from museums, and in the museums, I came home only 3 pounds heavier. 
By mutual consent, the last restaurant, Sixieme Sens, seemed to have raised the bar to the highest level. 
I can't possibly remember the names and contents of all these dishes, but here is a partial record.
Salivate away.

The owner of Monjul



The chef at Sixieme Sens



Paris Blog 12 : Pompidou Center and Klee

So reviled, and then accepted by the Parisians, it is a huge building turned inside out, and it had become one of the top three visited in Paris (along with the Louvre, and Musee d'Orsay).
And what a great exhibition by one of my absolute favorites.  I remember owning a book on Klee in high school, and visiting the Philadelphia Art Museum which has a good collection.
But this was an exhibit to make the dreams of a Klee fanatic come true.  I wish I had had the time to photograph every one.  Here are my favorites (hell, they are all my favorites.).

Inside the Pompidou Center

The view from the top of the famous outside escalator

Sacre-Coeur

And here are the Paul Klee



Actor's Mask  1924

Virgin Dreaming  1903

Aquarium  1927

Portrait of an Equilibrist  1927

Dispute 1929

Toys  1931

Cave Flowers 1926

The Mask with the Little Flag  1925

Triple Puppet  1927

Aerial Combat  1920

The Stag  1919

Rose Garden  1920

Poison  1932

Lady Demon  1935

A Double Screamer  1939

Struck from the List

Mask Fear  1932

Threatening Signs  1938

Outbreak of Fear III  1939

Oh! Those Rumours!  1939

Insula dulcamara  1938

Intention  1938

Exuberance, High Spirits  1939