Neal and Janie drove Tom and Bonnie to the airport yesterday morning (Sunday, good traffic), but the previous evening, the six of us went to La Bolée d'Avor, a crêperie on Rue de Paris in Charenton. They make crêpes the way they do in Brittany, even though by now most of these cooks are from India. They also offer a number of good cidres from Brittany, which one drinks from red cups. We sampled both the dry and the sweet, and both went well with the food.
The photos make the savory buckwheat crêpes look small, but each was filled with meat, cheeses, etc., depending on what was ordered. They are truly filling. Notice the healthy salad on the side, something I might not have remembered to order on my own.
I just had to end with a crêpe flambée. It burned quite some time, long enough for me to whip out my phone for a photo.
Later, on Sunday, the Bloughs and we returned to Saint Eustache to hear another organ recital of Bach, Reger, and a long work the organist improvised (three movements). The French organists are particularly well-known for their improvisations, and this one was spectacular, running through at least some of the instrument's 120 ranks (at least that's how many stops I counted from where I sat).
After the concert, we skipped Mass and headed out for dinner at a nice little café where we were able to sit at two tiny round tables on the sidewalk. We have eaten here before after a recital, so we knew it was a good choice. The street was largely for pedestrians, though cars were allowed (if they dared), and rented bikes and scooters zoomed around most alarmingly or carefully, depending on the driver's personality.
We then walked from Les Halles back to Hotel de Ville to take the métro (No. 1) back. On the way, I noticed a van in which lots of scooters were being gathered from here, there, and everywhere for recharging and repairs. It is quite the industry.
When you need to check your email and no bench is available, just take a seat on the curb, why not.
Janice has finished cataloguing another 125 books and is basically caught up, possibly for the first time in 11 years. This is partly because fewer books were ordered since this year's CMP budget is being stretched by the renovations, but the books selected are very interesting. I put them in call-number order on the library table so that shelving is easier for Janice. She likes to do the shelving to make sure that the call number makes sense, catching obvious discrepancies.
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