3/9/2015 Paris
Fine day, cold but mostly sunny. I did my personal emails in the morning;eg., joining a multi-buy for water tanks at NRC and replying to international Linkin contacts. For nostalgia more than for any other reason I had a full "Complete Menu" lunch at the Spanish house restaurant. Excellent beef stew with a fresh salad, something I have been missing. The diet both in London and here has consisted mostly of pre-processed packaged microwave meals, with fresh fruit on the side. Lunch was a filled half-baguette or the London equivalent, a Tesco sandwich. Cheap, filling, but of dubious nutritional value. Breakfast was a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk and a cup of instant coffee. Not awe inspiring and heavy on the starch but I suspect it is about to get worse in Russia.
After lunch I headed off to the Centre Pompidou for a dose of contemporary art. Very much like the Tate Modern in its mix of international artists but more heavily European. No really inspiring pieces apart from some of the computer generated graphics. Back by 6.00 pm via Bus 67 and a bit of a walk. I am not necessarily more confident with my navigation, just better at it given familiarity with the Paris system. Dinner was simply eating all the last of my supplies (which became an omelette with cheese, cherry tomatoes and the last of my sandwich ham). A chicken stock cube mug of broth completed the meal. Empty fridge except for cereal and milk.
I have now completed my "wish-list" extra-curricular activities; I visited both the D'Orsay and Pompidou art galleries, did a free bus tour of all the sights including the Eiffel Tower, visited Sacre Couer Basilica and the Funicular railway, completed a Seine River ferry cruise (again past all the famous landmarks), "promenaded" down the Champs Elysees and best of all I got to see Versailles and the gardens. Tomorrow I do my laundry and pack for Saturday's flight to St Petersburg.
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