PARIS—This morning we woke up early because of jet lag and had an adventure trying to find a place for breakfast.
The French apparently don’t break their fast until closer to noon. Ergo, finding a place to eat a hearty, hot breakfast was difficult.
We, however, got lucky as we were fortunate enough to come across a café a few blocks from our hotel, in the Latin Quarter that serves a traditional English breakfast.
As we enjoyed an assortment of eggs, ham, croissant with jam, yogurt, cappuccinos, and orange juice, we noticed that we ate more than all of the Parisians in the café combined (their breakfasts consisted of a croissant and black coffee.)
After we were satisfied, we headed off for an exploratory walk through Paris. We crossed the Pont Neuf bridge and walked west past the world’s longest building, the Louvre. To our left, the river Seine, Paris’ beautiful and historic river with various tourist boat shuttles passing by.
We entered the Jardin de Tuileries, the Louvre’s garden park, which was filled with tourists. Huge Greek and Renaissance sculptures are carefully placed around manicured trees, gardens, and bushes.
The French apparently don’t break their fast until closer to noon. Ergo, finding a place to eat a hearty, hot breakfast was difficult.
We, however, got lucky as we were fortunate enough to come across a café a few blocks from our hotel, in the Latin Quarter that serves a traditional English breakfast.
As we enjoyed an assortment of eggs, ham, croissant with jam, yogurt, cappuccinos, and orange juice, we noticed that we ate more than all of the Parisians in the café combined (their breakfasts consisted of a croissant and black coffee.)
After we were satisfied, we headed off for an exploratory walk through Paris. We crossed the Pont Neuf bridge and walked west past the world’s longest building, the Louvre. To our left, the river Seine, Paris’ beautiful and historic river with various tourist boat shuttles passing by.
We entered the Jardin de Tuileries, the Louvre’s garden park, which was filled with tourists. Huge Greek and Renaissance sculptures are carefully placed around manicured trees, gardens, and bushes.
