Cooler Days Ahead

After 3 days in the 90s & high 80s, today, Wednesday, has been in the low 70s. When we were out yesterday afternoon it was 85+ with very high humidity. We came back to the apt to cool off & rest & when we went out for dinner about 9:30 it had gone down to about 70 and we ended up walking home from the restaurant in the rain. Strange weather! But I'll take the cool & rain over the heat, and I like heat. Yesterday, we walked over to rue Nevers - a 13th C alley with part of the city wall & arch of King Philippe Augustus. Had lunch at a Cafe Conti in the area; a very good, but different, Salade Nicoise as it had rice in it. Stopped in at Saint Severin on the way home & it's sad to see the beautiful churches without their altars & crucifixes. Later went over to the Ile St Louis to a creperie for dinner-I had cheese & mushrooms with tomatoes & herbs & Sharon & I shared a sugar & butter crepe for dessert. Today was not the best as Peter's Metro pass didn't work on the second attempt & he had to climb over the turnstyle & we couldn't find anywhere to get it fixed or buy some tickets so, instead of going to the Rodin Museum, we found a spot to eat lunch (Brasserie des Invalides) & then took a taxi back to the apartment. Non-working Metro passes are very frustrating. This morning we went to the Musee D'Orsay and had no problems. Paris is really packed with tourists but it hasn't been a huge problem so far.