Paris - Day two

A late start today due to a restless night of sleep. We lounged around drinking coffee and eating toast before we finally started out. Today we decided to visit the Madeliene Church since it's all of two blocks away, try to find the smallest farmer's market in Paris that happens to also be in our neighborhood, and then walk along the Champs Elysees all the way to the Arc de Triomphe. But first, here is a picture of where we're staying:

 Close up of door to the Madeliene

 Restoration going on.

 I think the lion with the human eyes is creepy.

 The smallest farmer's market in Paris. Our host left us a guide with a list of all the farmer's markets by day of the week. The apricots are amazingly juicy and bursting with flavor. I may never buy another one in Minnesota again.

 The fresh seafood was pretty smelly, but extremely fresh, some of the lobsters and snails were still moving.

 The smell of the roses was a welcome change after the reek of the seafood.

 I liked the old fountain in the background next to the new fountain in the foreground.

 There were many fountains, flowers, and benches in this park that we walked through on the way to the Arch. We saw people with baguette sandwiches having lunch and decided to do the same. We found a little stand where we bought ham and butter on baguette sandwiches and had a lovely lunch (except for fighting off the large and aggressive pigeons).

This man didn't mind feeding the little birds and the fat pigeons.

 Finally! The Arch!

 There is no way for a pedestrian to get across that traffic circle. You walk through an underground tunnel.

 A friend of ours advised us to take time out of every day to have a coffee and treat at a sidewalk cafe and just relax and watch the people go by. Here we are, we had espressos and shared a chocolate mousse. I loved this cafe, even the little water glasses were cute.

 Such ornate balconies.

 Interesting art.

 The door handle to the art gallery.