On Sunday, we planned to go to Musee D'Orsay. It turns out the first Sunday of the month is free museum day. The crowds were absolutely massive (we saw them from 3-4 blocks away). Plan B, to the Bateau (boat). We arrived at the Bateau Mouches launch 5 minutes before departure.
The boat was nearly empty. The wind was brisk and it had begun to sprinkle ... tt felt good to be inside. We enjoyed a one hour boat tour. It was relaxed and the views were great. We walked back from the launch, crossing the Seine and staying parallel to the river as we made our way back to the Champ du Mars area.
We stopped for lunch at the Bistro on the corner and had just gotten settled when it started to pour outside. Ahh.. great timing. The coffee helped me warm up.
On Sunday evening, David and I celebrated our 18th anniversary with a special dinner at Jules Verne (2nd level, Eiffel Tower). It took us less than five minutes to walk over from the apartment. There is a special entrance and elevator for the restaurant. Once your reservation is confirmed, you are allowed to go in. The plaza at the Eiffel Tower was still busy. In the middle of the plaza we looked up to see a rainbow. Good omen.
There were two other couples on the elevator (American and British). Based n the conversations I overheard as we were lead to our table, Jules Verne seemed to be very popular with Americans (which always makes me a bit suspicious).
There are four quadrants of seating areas at Jules Verne. I'm cnvinced that there's not a bad view in the place. We had a marvelous view of the Arch d'Triumph and Paris city skyline.
The service was outstanding, the meal was superb. David and I each started with the lobster salad. David had a beef entree (extraordinarily tender and tasty), I had the sole and spring vegetables. For dessert, I had fresh berries with sorbet and meringue leaves. It was sumptuous and a perfect ending for my meal.
For his dessert, David had a chocolate creation. I could go on and on about David's dessert.. because, well, it was astounding. He shared two bites with me and that was plenty (it was very rich). I'm not a big sweets fan, but I wanted to kiss the chef that came up with this concoction. The chocolate dessert was shaped like a large bolt from the Eiffel Tower, it had layers of crisp cookies with bits of hazelnut, a hazelnut chocolate mousse in the center then coated in dark chocolate and a streak of gold dust across the top. This was a magical dessert and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the Jules Verne.
The one other thing I'd like to mention about Jules Verne is the restrooms. The entry is very Star Treky. A gentleman pressed te button to show me the entry to the restrooms. Doors parted. When I returned to the table, I sent David to check it out. He agreed.. and said that Jean Luc Picard had pressed the button for him as well.
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