September 6

Walked through Les Halles to AG Les Halles for lunch & missed a street name change so went much farther north than necessary & had to backtrack but made our reservation with two minutes to spare. Saw lots of places on our lists but will shop later.  Lunch was very good & the restaurant is very pretty. Has a true bistro look but with soft colors and comfortable  armchairs. Started with brioche served with olive oil & spices for dipping, followed by two amuse bouches - tapioca chips wit dollops of pureed fish roe, tomaoe & peanut & a watermelon puree with a feta mousse on top. My entre was a perfect egg in a carrot soup with mushrooms & Leas had veal cheek pate with anchovy puree in rolled zuchinni. Mains were pork belly with pureed parsnip & figs & Leas had whitefish on black rice, spinach & lemon butter sauce. Chef Geaams wife was there so the waitress gave her the picture I took of Chef with us in 2011 at Auberge Nicholas Flamel. She thanked me & we had a short conversation & then she sent over two glasses of champagne. A very good lunch.  Then headed home wandering through the Marais, shopping, through the Passage Grand Cerf & Bourge l' Abbe.  Had a small ice cream at Grom & then rested at home until time for dinner on the Calife-a dinner cruise on the Seine.  Very nice & the food wasn't bad - salad, guine hen & creme brulee with a sparkler in it as we were watching the Eiffel Tower sparkle.  (Leas used the birthday celebration a lot when making reservations). Took the Metro back home at 11:30. Feet are feeling it but back is doing OK. I'll try & get some pictures on here later but for the moment it's not letting me get to them.