Friday in Paris
Friday 30th March 2012
Spent the afternoon and evening in Paris, between bouts of lounging around in our very nice hotel, we fit in a visit to the Musee d'Orsay, met Sato-chan and her husband for pre-dinner drinks at Le Train Bleu followed by dinner at Al-Ajami.
Paris and Lyon
John's Pictures

14:44:47
Our room at the Hotel Raphael. There were, I think, enough seats for 10 people. Which seemed a little excessive in a room for 2.

14:45:11
Me in the chaise longue.

14:45:25
I think I could get used to this kind of lounging.

14:47:48
Fresh flowers which had been brought to our room when we arrived.

14:49:27
I found the bathroom window interesting apparently.

14:51:28
The cupboards in the bedroom. Yet more chairs.

14:51:56
Some fresh fruit which also greeted us on arrival.

14:52:06
....and a few sweet nibbles.

14:52:40
The view from the bedroom through to the lounge.

14:55:49
The insignia on the plate.

14:56:11
Me in one of the many chairs.

14:56:35

15:27:24
We thought we'd go up the stairs to the roof terrace.

15:28:04
Rather nice window in the stairwell.

15:28:36
Up on the roof terrace now, views to the Arc de Triomphe...

15:28:54
...Sacre Coeur...

15:29:26
...and just, the Eiffel Tower. That building site in the way is apparently going to be the Peninsula Hotel.

15:29:47
Some of the flora up on the roof terrace.

15:30:11

15:30:17

15:30:48
Clearer view to the Eiffel Tower from the roof.

15:32:33
Above the door to the lift.

15:34:26
Me in the lobby.

16:05:25
Wandering along the Seine.

16:06:09
Some sort of graffiti?

16:19:18
Nearly at the Musee d'Orsay now. I liked this blossom I think.

17:11:07
Inside the Musee d'Orsay, one of the few places where it seemed to be OK to take a picture.

17:13:47
...and here too - it used to be a train station, as you might have guessed from the large barrel vaulted roof.

17:14:02

17:14:19

17:53:06
On the Metro.

18:15:22
Back at the hotel again.

18:49:07
...ready to go out for the evening.

18:59:01
Slightly stupid facial expression on the way to the lift.

18:59:13
I think Chie liked these flowers.

18:59:35
Chie in the hotel lift, taking advantage of the little bench.

19:01:44
I rather like this picture of the two of us, taken by the concierge, in the hotel lobby, as we were heading out for the evening.

19:02:31
The outside of the hotel.

19:53:39
Sato-chan and her husband in Le Train Bleu.

20:23:39
A bit blurry unfortunately!

20:23:52
....a bit better.

20:25:24
The four of us in Le Train Bleu, taken by one of the staff.

22:50:31
At (the end of) dinner in Al-Ajami, a Lebanese restaurant near the Champs-Elysees.