Friday, September 8th

Started the day at Parc de Villette at the Grande Hall to see the immersive exhibit "Imagine Van Gogh" which was spectacular. The walls are used in addition to lots of huge canvasses hanging from the ceiling and his paintings are projected onto them, accompanied by music. Really amazing concept  beautifully done. Walked over to the Bassin de la Villette to have lunch at Paname Brewing Company.  We shared a charcuterie platter & Leas had a Oeil de Biche (pale ale) and I had a Casque d'Or (saison). Cute spot & very good food. Walked from there to Parc des Butte Chamont, the highest park in Paris.  Very pretty - it was originally a quarry and the rock face that is still there is very interesting looming up from a small lake with lots of ducks and swans. Home by Metro to rest before dinner. Weather has been very overcast with some sprinkles today.  Went to Fish Club for dinner in a pouring rain - waitress even gave me an extra napkin to try & dry my hair.  Had one of their special cocktails which was invented to accompany oysters ( which I also had, of course) and had a salty finish. I started with 6 oysters, 3 each of 2 different types, one of which was so huge you almost needed to make it two bites. Leas had smoked salmon & shared a John Dory for our main course. It was accompanied by a delicious sauce of olive oil, fresh tomatoes and olives (delicious) and a green bean, squash mix, mashed potatoes and green salad. I had a glass of Chateau Massereau Cuve Bordeaux 2006 and Leas had a Gaudry Vieilles Vignes 2014 Sancerre. A very nice restaurant; pretty, friendly and they definitely know how to treat seafood. Back home in the same poring rain as before dinner.  Hoping for a little sun tomorrow but the forcast is not good.