Saturday, April 2, 2011

Père Lachaise and Centre Pompidou (and La Tour Eiffel, bien sûr)

(pictures in reverse order)


This morning we did Rick Steves' tour of Père Lachaise cemetery.
The weather was great! It was surprisingly not very crowded, even around the most famous graves (Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, etc.). We had a picnic lunch by the Stravinsky fountain (next to Centre Pompidou), then toured the permanent collection in Centre Pompidou. Thanks to our teacher passes from last year (which don't expire until the end of 2011), we got in free... that saved us 10 euros each! We had a "gouter" with the crowds in the big square in front of Centre Pompidou, and enjoyed a quiet moment in the "secret" courtyard of the Hôtel Dieu. We had dinner at a brasserie on Rue Cler, got some macarons from a bakery (also on Rue Cler) and then walked over to the Eiffel Tower and stayed long enough to see it begin to "sparkle" at 9PM.

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