Relaxing in Paris

I was under the weather this morning and decided to sleep in, while the others headed to see Napoleon at Les Invalides. We agreed to meet after noon at Sacre Coeur.

From Sacre Coeur, we decided to walk to and try for lunch at Buvette.

Some seriously beautiful Christmas decoration at this boulangerie in the 9th.

And here we are again at Buvette, two days later...

... and Buvette is open.

The best croques on the planet, or at the best I have ever tasted.

O-M-G.

My Pain perdu was amazing!

From Buvette, we UBER'd over to the Catacombs arriving just after 4pm. Unfortunately, the ongoing government employee protests and strikes finally caught up with us as they decided to close early... at 4pm or 5 minutes before we arrived. So sad,

So, we taxied home to rest up before dinner. After more wine and cheese, we headed just down the street to Chez Pippo, a highly rated lafourchette.com (the European version of opentable.com) Italian restaurant.

Wonderful atmosphere and an amiable owner/host.

Our starters. Di Bufalo Riva Bianca (Tomatoes from Sicilia, Taggiasche Olives, Basil). Fabulous.

Calamari with homemade mayo. Delicious.

For the mains, my Fettuccine Carbonara was out of this world. OMG.

Back at the apartment, the our better halves watched Netflix while the guys streamed the LSU-Oklahoma CFB playoff game. Pretty cool with the best ever coaching voice Ed Orgeron and the Eiffel Tower.

And Heisman winner Joe Burrow on his way to dismantling Oklahoma.

The kids left early Sunday morning for Beaune and Mrs. SFO777 and I slept in and relaxed all day in the apartment. A little wine and cheese before dinner.