Today we had a nice sleep-in and didn’t get down to breakfast until after 10 am. We had a lovely breakfast of pastries, breads, avocado, and French toast.

Breakfast.
Breakfast.

It was around midday when we finished breakfast. We headed up to our room and looked out the window to gauge the weather. We have a lovely view out of our window into the hotel courtyard.

Looking into the hotel courtyard from our room.
Looking into the hotel courtyard from our room.

We decided to go on a walk with no particular agenda. Our first stop was Musée de l’Orangerie in the beautiful Jardin des Tuileries. We love this museum, where our favourite room is Monet’s Water Lilies space.

In Musée de l'Orangerie.
In Musée de l'Orangerie.

After leaving the museum we had a lovely walk through the Jardin des Tuileries.

Walking in the Jardin des Tuileries.
Walking in the Jardin des Tuileries.

We exited the gardens near the Louvre Museum, where the lines were again insanely long. We didn’t feel like lining up so we decided to press on and keep walking.

Andrea, outside The Louvre.
Andrea, outside The Louvre.

We crossed the Seine on Pont Neuf and walked through the 6th arrondissement to Odéon, where we decided to stop for a crêpe and coffee at Breizh Café, which many people claim is the best crêperie in Paris. It’s hard to say if these are the best crêpes in Paris – more research is required! – but they were certainly delicious. We sat outside under the umbrellas and enjoyed our crêpes as the rain fell.

Delicious crêpes at Breizh Café.
Delicious crêpes at Breizh Café.

After the rain stopped we headed for Le Jardin du Luxembourg, probably our favourite garden in Paris. We walked around in the garden for a while before pulling up a couple of chairs to relax in the sunshine (and maybe have a small nap!).

Le Jardin du Luxembourg.
Le Jardin du Luxembourg.

From the garden we walked along the streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, one of our favourite areas in Paris.

A lovely pâtisserie in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
A lovely pâtisserie in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

We then headed back across the Seine to a very quirky shop called Pylones, where we bought a few household wares. It was now late afternoon and we started to think about what we might do for dinner. We decided to cross back to the left bank to Saint-Germain-des-Prés and have dinner at Le Pré aux Clercs. We have eaten at this restaurant every time we have come to Paris!

At Le Pré aux Clercs.
At Le Pré aux Clercs.

After dinner, we meandered back to the hotel, a walk that took us the best part of an hour.

Paris scenes.
Paris scenes.

On the way back to the hotel we became aware of the death of the Queen, which was very sad. We turned on the BBC coverage on our television and watched for a while before deciding to head to bed.

Tomorrow is another day with no specific plans so we’ll just see what happens.