BACK TO LUXEMBOURG

It rained heavily during the night and this morning we woke to a nice clear morning.  After breakfast we set off back to the Luxembourg Gardens and I went to a Cezzane Exhibition in the Museum.  I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to see some of these great artists' work.  Whilst I was in the Museum Ian went off to Saint Sulpice church and had a look through and arrived back just as I was walking out.  Good timing.   We then walked a few blocks to see Val-de-Grace which is a church and is supposedly the nicest in Paris.  I was keen to see it because my favourite is Saint Chapelle and it would take a lot to beat that.   After walking down a few side streets we came to a locked gate along with other people who were trying to visit it as well. No opening hours to be seen.  Later we discovered it is no longer open to the public every day only a few set times during the week.



There are little back lanes everywhere, this one is in Saint Germain.
I love the cobbled streets that seem to glisten in the wet.

 We then back tracked and found a little cafe for lunch.  It was right out of the way but must have been well known and popular judging by the prices.  We settled for a soup and small cup of coffee. It was starting to sprinkle with fine misty rain when we came out however we walk to Saint Germain and the rain seemed to get heavier as we went.  I was getting very cold so relented and bought a beanie in a bargain shop.  Certainly not the most stylish look but it kept my head warm.   We have been carting umbrellas with us for two weeks and haven't used them and, of course, today we didn't bother when it was such a nice morning.  We gave up the idea of walking home and caught the metro as by 3.30 we were feeling very cold.