{"id":8111,"date":"2014-05-02T05:53:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T10:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=8111"},"modified":"2014-05-02T05:53:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T10:53:06","slug":"postfromparis-day-8-saint-germain-des-pres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=8111","title":{"rendered":"#PostfromParis &#8211; Day 8 Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had originally planned a custom walking tour around this area today, well before I hurt my leg. We had already managed to get a few stops in along this walk earlier in the week (Jardin du Luxembourg, the Church of Saint Sulpice, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespeareandcompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shakespeare and Company<\/a>) but thought we&#8217;d give the other stops on the walk a go.<\/p>\n<p>After our breakfast, we got on the metro at the stop we&#8217;d used all week (Chateau Rouge on line 4 in the 18th arrondissement) and took it to the St-Michel stop in the 6th arrondissement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8116\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fontain-st-michel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8116 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fontain-st-michel.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fontain-st-michel.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/fontain-st-michel-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fontaine Saint-Michel in Place Saint-Michel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We wound our way through the narrow streets in the Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s neighbourhood in the Latin Quarter until we arrived at L&#8217;Hotel where Oscar Wilde died on Rue des Beaux-Arts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8117\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/lhotel-where-oscar-wilde-died.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8117 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/lhotel-where-oscar-wilde-died.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/lhotel-where-oscar-wilde-died.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/lhotel-where-oscar-wilde-died-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L&#8217;Hotel on Rue des Beaux Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8119\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/oscar-wilde-plaque-on-lhotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8119 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/oscar-wilde-plaque-on-lhotel.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s \" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/oscar-wilde-plaque-on-lhotel.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/oscar-wilde-plaque-on-lhotel-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oscar Wilde plaque by the front door of L&#8217;Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From here, we were on our way to Pub Saint Germain\u00a0 but not for a drink or pub meal. Soon after we turned down Rue de l&#8217;Ancienne Com\u00e9die, there was a close that led to yet another narrow cobbled street so we went there. I immediately recognized it as a location on a walking tour I did back in 2003.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8123\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pub-St-Germain-on-Cour-du-Commerce-St-Andre-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8123 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pub-St-Germain-on-Cour-du-Commerce-St-Andre-2.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pub-St-Germain-on-Cour-du-Commerce-St-Andre-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pub-St-Germain-on-Cour-du-Commerce-St-Andre-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pub St Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was a method to my madness for slipping through here to the back side of the pub. High on the wall, there&#8217;s a plaque of interest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/plaque-on-Pub-St-Germain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/plaque-on-Pub-St-Germain.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/plaque-on-Pub-St-Germain.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/plaque-on-Pub-St-Germain-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The plaque reads:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ce passage fut un haut lieu<br \/>\nde la Revolution Fran\u00e7ais<br \/>\n~~~<br \/>\nAu No 8 etait installee l&#8217;imprimerie<br \/>\ndans laquelle Marat<br \/>\nfit paraitre son journal<br \/>\nL&#8217;ami du peuple en 1793<br \/>\n~~~~<br \/>\nAu No 9 se trouvait l&#8217;atelier du<br \/>\ncharpentier SCHMIDT qui fabriqua<br \/>\nla premiere guillotine en 1792<br \/>\n~~~~<br \/>\nAu no 20 (emplacement<br \/>\nde l&#8217;actuelle statue)<br \/>\nDANTON habita de 1789 jusqu&#8217;a son<br \/>\narrestation le 30 Mars 1794<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">translated to English using Google Translate:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This passage was a hotbed<br \/>\nof the French Revolution<br \/>\n~~~<br \/>\nIn No. 8 was located in printing<br \/>\nin which Marat<br \/>\ndid seem his diary<br \/>\nThe Friend of the People in 1793<br \/>\n~~~<br \/>\nIn No. 9 was the workshop<br \/>\nSCHMIDT carpenter who manufactured<br \/>\nthe first guillotine in 1792<br \/>\n~~~<br \/>\nAt No. 20 (location<br \/>\nof the current statue)<br \/>\nDANTON lived from 1789 until his<br \/>\narrested Mar 30, 1794<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8129\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Entrance-to-Cour-de-Commerce-St-Andre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8129 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Entrance-to-Cour-de-Commerce-St-Andre.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to Cour de Commerce St Andre at Bd Saint-Germain\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Entrance-to-Cour-de-Commerce-St-Andre.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Entrance-to-Cour-de-Commerce-St-Andre-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance to Cour de Commerce St Andre at Bd Saint-Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8130\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/statue-of-Danton-on-Blvd-St-Germain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8130\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/statue-of-Danton-on-Blvd-St-Germain.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of Danton on Bd Saint Germain\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/statue-of-Danton-on-Blvd-St-Germain.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/statue-of-Danton-on-Blvd-St-Germain-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statue of Danton on Bd Saint Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our walk did cover some of the same territory as earlier in the week, but we did things a wee bit differently. This time we went inside the Church of Saint Sulpice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8134\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/inside-the-church-of-saint-sulpice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8134\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/inside-the-church-of-saint-sulpice.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Church of Saint Sulpice\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/inside-the-church-of-saint-sulpice.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/inside-the-church-of-saint-sulpice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/inside-the-church-of-saint-sulpice-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the Church of Saint Sulpice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In order to get to the catacombs, we had to walk by the Jardin du Luxembourg again, so this time we went along the opposite side.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8135\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Rue-Vaugirard-at-Rue-Garanciere.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Rue-Vaugirard-at-Rue-Garanciere.jpg\" alt=\"Rue Vaugirard at Rue Garanciere\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Rue-Vaugirard-at-Rue-Garanciere.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Rue-Vaugirard-at-Rue-Garanciere-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rue Vaugirard at Rue Garanciere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8138\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas-1.jpg\" alt=\"At one of the fountains in the Jardin du Luxembourg near Rue D'Assas\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At one of the fountains in the Jardin du Luxembourg near Rue D&#8217;Assas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By now it was raining a bit harder and we discovered that the umbrella we had brought with us today was in worse shape than the one we had the day we went to the Eiffel Tower and the wind blew it inside out many times in the sudden storm that blew up. Anyway, this one had a broken rib and the fabric hung limp when it wasn&#8217;t blown back on top of itself so there wasn&#8217;t a lot of room for two people.<\/p>\n<p>Since the catacombs didn&#8217;t open until 2:00 pm, we decided to hop the metro back to the hotel, change umbrellas, ditch the camera bag and just each carry a camera use the toilet then go back out. After all, we each had two 5-day unlimited use passes and intended to get our money&#8217;s worth out of them.<\/p>\n<p>After our brief pit stop, we hopped back on the metro and this time rode all the day to the Denfert-Rochereau stop which is at The Catacombs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8136\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/head-of-the-line-to-the-catacombs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/head-of-the-line-to-the-catacombs.jpg\" alt=\"Head of the line to enter the catacombs\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/head-of-the-line-to-the-catacombs.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/head-of-the-line-to-the-catacombs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/head-of-the-line-to-the-catacombs-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Head of the line to enter the catacombs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The queue stretched around the corner so we thought we would join the end and wait since it still wasn&#8217;t opening time. Well, we walked almost all the way around the block before we found the end!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8137\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/end-of-the-line-at-the-catacombs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/end-of-the-line-at-the-catacombs.jpg\" alt=\"Back of the line 3\/4 of the way around the block\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/end-of-the-line-at-the-catacombs.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/end-of-the-line-at-the-catacombs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/end-of-the-line-at-the-catacombs-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back of the line 3\/4 of the way around the block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Standing in the rain, umbrella or not to wait at least an hour wasn&#8217;t my idea of a good time, so we walked around the circle\u00a0 before going back to the fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg for a selfie by the fountain where Don took a photo of me earlier.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8141\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas.jpg\" alt=\"At one of the fountains in the Jardin du Luxembourg near Rue DAssas\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/at-one-of-the-fountains-in-the-Luxembourg-Gardens-near-Rue-DAssas-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At one of the fountains in the Jardin du Luxembourg near Rue DAssas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On up Rue St Michel to Rue Soufflot and over to the Pantheon. We had seen a dome covered with scaffolding from many vantage points throughout the city and unfortuntely, this was the one. This building is gorgeous when it&#8217;s not wrapped up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8142\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-pantheon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-pantheon.jpg\" alt=\"The Pantheon\" width=\"640\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-pantheon.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-pantheon-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pantheon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8143\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/saint-etienne-du-mont-near-the-pantheon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/saint-etienne-du-mont-near-the-pantheon.jpg\" alt=\"Saint-Etienne-du-Mont near the Pantheon\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/saint-etienne-du-mont-near-the-pantheon.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/saint-etienne-du-mont-near-the-pantheon-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint-Etienne-du-Mont near the Pantheon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By now we were getting thirsty so it was time to head to the Auld Alliance for something to quench our thirst.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8144\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-auld-alliance-pub.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-auld-alliance-pub.jpg\" alt=\"The Auld Alliance Pub\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-auld-alliance-pub.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-auld-alliance-pub-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/the-auld-alliance-pub-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Auld Alliance Pub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t this dark when Don took this picture of me outside the pub but definitely overcast and raining.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8145\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/outside-the-auld-alliance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/outside-the-auld-alliance.jpg\" alt=\"Outside the Auld Alliance\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/outside-the-auld-alliance.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/outside-the-auld-alliance-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outside the Auld Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a few pints and laughs with the bar maid, we made our way to our usual restaurant for a bite of supper before heading to the metro to go back to the hotel. This time, we thought we&#8217;d check out the Rue de Bac stop since it appeared to be much closer than the one at Concorde we had been using all week. The added bonus here was, we found a Nicholas shop where we could get a bottle of champagne!<\/p>\n<p>We stopped in, bought a bottle of Canard-Duch\u00eane (the same champagne we drank in London) and one of Armagnac (similar to Cognac) that came in a bottle shaped like the Eiffel Tower.<\/p>\n<p>Rue de Bac was so much more convenient from getting from the heart of the city to our hotel, we kicked ourselves for not looking into it sooner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had originally planned a custom walking tour around this area today, well before I hurt my leg. 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