We've had a good three days in Paris, and I'll write about that in my next post, but thought you'd all get a laugh out of this, especially those who know Les' penchant for bargains. We rose late...after 9 am, packed up after a cup of tea/coffee and then headed out for breakfast, which for Les means coffee and croissant. We went first to a nearby café where we had been before but it was now almost 11 and they were out of croissants, so Les picked up his speed and the next one that we spied, also had people sitting in the windows eating croissants, so we hurried in. Although we were offered a menu, Les took charge and ordered us deux grands crèmes et deux croissants. Of course, the waiter responded in English. So irritating when you're trying hard to speak French. Anyway, this is what we got.
And this was the bill!
If we had stopped to look at the menu, for another 4€ each, we could have had a large orange juice, bread and scrambled eggs.
After our shock, we smiled, paid and walked to http://musee-jacquemart-andre.com/en. A lovely small museum recommended by my friend Wendy. We spent a very pleasant few hours there and are now on the train to Montpellier.....first class, as all the regular seats were sold out and our senior cards give us a great deal. It will be good to be back amongst the familiar streets, cafés and warmer weather.
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