An afternoon in Paris

The view

Simon, Tania and I met up at the Institut du Monde Arabe from the roof of which is an excellent view of Paris. After a wander round the bookshop, where I bought a book in French by an Arab author,  we went across the space outside to the Berber 'tent' where they were serving lunch, accompanied by much loud Moroccan music.  I had a chicken cous cous with onions, raisins and chick peas which was excellent.

Simon and Tania tuck in

Cous cous

Musicians

The 'tent'

Then we wandered across to the Ile St. Louis and admired the shops and then crossed the rue du Rivoli to the Rue Vieille du Temple and ambled through the Marais, stopping at shops that took our fancy.

In the Marais

Serious damage done here :-)

After a restorative beverage in a cafe and a much needed sit down, the three of us went to the newly re-opened Picasso Museum which was very crowded and somewhat disappointing.  Masses of pictures, sculptures and drawing and no wall text for context.  There was a little book which you could read, but I like to walk into a gallery and read something about the curator's intentions.  The work was roughly in chronological order and after a while it was hard to take in.  Simon and Tania went off for a dinner à deux and I carried my large black bag back home and made supper for Peter who returned from Brussels.