Marais



 I am getting used to starting the day with buying croissants and a baguette from our local bakery. I will miss that and my little nest pastries that I've been having each night. I know our days are numbered here so I'm taking advantage of the treats while I can.

 We are going to ship a suitcase home before leaving Paris and we tried to get the necessary paperwork printed. It was not as easy as we thought. We started at a local library but were told they don't print there. She was very helpful and directed us to an office that does printing. We will need to return since our first attempt wasn't successful. We moved onto a local exhibition for a photographer not realizing even though the exhibition was free you needed to make a reservation. We're now booked for next week. From there we went on a search for an almond croissant. When we went on our food tour, the bakery had some that looked amazing, but I didn't remember the name of the bakery. It's a silly mission but we have the luxury of time and Jack was a good sport. By the time we found the right bakery, they were sold out. The good news is we walked for about an extra half an hour and got to explore different neighborhoods. I know where to return for the croissant and the lady there was very nice and said I can message them to hold one for me. All in all, not a ton was accomplished but we had a very nice day. We did stumble upon another church. This one surprised us since it is right around the corner and we never passed it. It seems like everywhere we turn there is something special.

                                            Children's park in what appears to be a mansion's former backyard.










 
There are beautiful doors all over.

 I think this is part of a wall that was built to protect Paris hundreds of years ago. The store glassed it in as part of the shop.


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