We must have walked 10 miles today, and most of it was in the 5th Arrondisement. We went to Luxembourg Gardens, the Pantheon, and the loveliest church dedicated to St. Genevieve, patroness of Paris. It is said that she gave her life to God at the age of 7 and because of her faith and dedication to prayer, the Huns turned away from Paris in AD 451 and attacked another place instead. As part of her vow of poverty, Genevieve only ate twice a week, which seems impossible in this gastronomic paradise.
We also went to a Muslim mosque and had plans to go to a tea room nearby. But it was packed, so we headed back to St. Germain. On the way to Larry's apartment, we stopped at La Rhumerie, which serves scrumptious rum drinks. I had a daiquiri, which is not like any American daiquiri. It was lemon juice, rum and sugar. Divine.
This morning I shopped for hours at Le Bon Marche, a department store in St. Germain. Endless displays of shoes, purses and scarves. I could hardly get enough of the place. Nearby was La Grande Epicurie, which is like Whole Foods, only on steroids.
We had a rain shower tonight and it remains cool enough to wear a jacket.
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