Sunday

After a good nights sleep, we both felt much better, so we  headed to the Bastille Market about 9:30. The drizzle became a fairly heavy rain but it may have been a good thing as the crowd wasn't too bad.  We found the Chicken Lady and bought a rotisserie chicken and potatoes, which are roasted under the chickens in the drippings, for tonights dinner.  Also picked up a bunch of white asparagus, hugely big and fat, and a bunch of peonies.  This is one of the biggest markets in Paris and we saw more food today than most Farmers Markets will have in a year.  All of the produce is beautiful and there is lots of cheese, charcuterie,  full butcher shops, fish mongers and quie a variety of hard goods, some junk and some not so bad.  As we both felt like drowned rats, we stopped at a cafe on the Bastille circle for a cafe creme to sit out the worst of the rain.  When there was a lull, weheaded home and put away the food, dried out a little and then headed to saint Paul Village to check out any open shops but most were closed so we walked down to the Seine and walked the lower road as it's closed to motor traffic on Sunday. Crossed at the Pont Neuf and the n boarded a bateau mouche for the cruise, which gives a great overview of Paris along the river.  On the return trip we saw some little patches of blue sky giving us hope for brighter days ahead. The ride was abreviated (couldn't go around the islands) due to the height of the water.  We were feeling a little hungry so walked to Place Dauphine on the Isle de la Cite and stopped for lunch at Rose de France, a long time favorite.  I had onion soup and Leas had scallops in spinach, which she said were the best ever.  From there we headed to the Cluny Museum to see the Lady and the Unicorn followed by Saint Severin church, Shakespeare & Company, Saint Julian le Pauvre church, where the oldest tree in Paris is located and then back home with one stop along the way for a kir as it was after 6.  Had our dinner of chicken, potatoes and baguette about 9 and, after writing this, it's off to bed.