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パリ2日目 26,000歩あるき、たくさん食べた1日
朝食はパン屋さんに行って朝ごはんを食べる。少し肌寒い。ウルトラライトダウンにカーディガンを着てちょうど良い気候。
ホテルから近いEric Kayserへ。ラテとパンオショコラ、ジュースが一本ついてきた。イートインしてるパリジャンがいなかったのでサッと食べてお店を出る
午前中はエッフェル塔Huntingの日。
出発前に本屋さんで見つけた素敵な書籍を熟読。ここで見つけたフォトスポットへ
バスの乗り方
パリ版の交通機関アプリをインストールしていたら、日本と同じように前方ドアから入り、端末にタッチすればＯＫ。
降りる停留所のアナウンスが流れたらStopボタンを押してバスを降りましょう。空が見えるのはGreat.
地下鉄の乗り方
アプリの場合は、改札でタッチした後、前方に進む。待っていてもドアやバーは開かない。待たずに突き進め！ 降車の時は前に進めば自動的にドアが開く。バッグは前に持つこと！
切符の買い方
建物の間から顔を出すエッフェル塔、素敵すぎ。。観光地化されてますね。Google mapにもフォトスポットの印がついていたしエッフェル塔のところにいるお土産の売り子さんがミニエッフェル塔のキーホルダーを売り歩いてた。この画角、photogenicね
次のフォトスポットは素敵なカフェとエッフェル塔。到着時にトラックが止まっていて、「いつトラックどくねん」 と思っていたら警備に来ていたPoliseも同じこと言っていて、立ち話をしていたらすぐにトラックが移動したのですかさずパチリ。お互いイエーイとハイタッチして次の場所に移動。ノリの良いPoliseだったなあ。
次に向かったのは、不思議のメダイの聖母の聖堂
1830年にその境界の修道女カトリーヌ・ラブレが聖母マリアからのお告げを受けメダイが作られた。これらの疾病が流行った時にメダイが配られ病気が収束に向かったともいわれている。それ以来手にした人に奇跡や奇跡や幸福が訪れるとされ世界中で有名になりました。 このメダイはペンダントヘッドなどで使えるもので、人からプレゼントされるとよいそうなので周りにいる悩めるレディース達へのお土産としていくつか購入してきました。日々頑張っているレディース達に良いことがたくさん起きますように
おなかが空いたので、カフェでランチをすることに。
教会の近くにカフェを発見。ランチの時間にぶつかると1人だと断られそうなので早め(11:30)に入店。でも30分で出てねと念押し塩対応されたので、フォアグラとレモネードをオーダーして30分で完食しお店を出る。
フォアグラは濃厚。日本で食べる機会って多くはないですよね？本当は違うものをオーダーする予定でしたが量が多すぎて短時間では完食できないなぁとビビり、こちらをオーダー。フォアグラは数名でシェアするのが一般的できっと店員から見たら変な日本人なんだろうなぁ。
少々歩き疲れたので現在地の7区からホテルまでUBERで戻る。Uberがあってよかった！
午後はオペラ座へ。事前に入場券を購入していたので予約時間にスムーズに入館。ガルニエ宮はフランスの首都パリにある歌劇場でパリ国立オペラの講演会場のひとつ。
是非、大休憩室へ！ こちらのお部屋は高さが１８ｍ、長さ154ｍ、幅１３ｍでパリ社交界の応接間として機能するようにデザインされたそうです。天井画も素敵。
8年前に最初に来た時にあまりにもキレイすぎて身体が震えたので再訪問。やっぱり素敵すぎて身体が震える！
夕食はまたちょっと早めにビストロに鴨のコンフィを食べに行く。
パリに来ると鴨を選んでしまうのはなぜ？
隣のテーブルに英語を話す2人が座っていてワタシのcanardが来たらジッと見て一言
食べたら早く出ろー的な空気を感じて、完食後すぐお店を後に。
そうだ次回はタルタルステーキを食べよう。
早めの夕食だったのでスーパーマーケットに立ち寄りお買い物をしてホテルに戻る。
今日はフラットシューズで26,502歩、あるいたこともあって足が痛いから早めに就寝。
たくさん食べたけど26,502歩歩いたから今日の摂取カロリーは『0』になりますよね？笑
珍道中はまだまだ続く..
Translation
It was slightly chilly, but the combination of my down jacket and cardigan was just right for the weather.
For breakfast, I headed to Eric Kayser, which was close to the hotel. I ordered a latte, a pain au chocolat, and a juice. Since there were no Parisians dining in at the time, I quickly ate and left the shop.
In the morning, it was Eiffel Tower hunting day. Before heading out, I thoroughly read a beautiful book I found at a bookstore. The book introduced some great photo spots of Paris, and I decided to visit some of them.
How to ride a bus:
Enter through the front door, tap your card, and press the Stop button when your stop is announced. Enjoy the view of the sky!
How to ride the metro:
If using an app, tap your card at the gate, then move forward without waiting for the door or bar to open. When exiting, walk forward, and the door will open automatically. Always carry your bag in front!
The Eiffel Tower peeking out from between the buildings is just too beautiful. It’s become such a tourist spot. There was even a photo spot marked on Google Maps, and souvenir vendors near the Eiffel Tower were walking around selling mini Eiffel Tower keychains. This angle is sooo photogenic.
“The next photo spot was a lovely café with the Eiffel Tower in the background. When we arrived, there was a truck parked around there, and I was thinking, ‘When is this truck going to move?’ It turned out the police officers who were on duty were thinking the same thing. We started chatting, and soon after, the truck moved. I quickly snapped a picture, and we high-fived each other with a ‘Yeah!’ before moving on to the next spot. The police had such a great sense of humor!”
Next, I headed to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. In 1830, Sister Catherine Labouré of that church received a vision from the Virgin Mary, which led to the creation of the medal. It is said that the medal was distributed during an epidemic, and the illness began to subside. Since then, it has become famous worldwide for bringing miracles and happiness to those who hold it. The medal can be used as a pendant, and it is believed to be even more powerful when given as a gift. I bought a few as souvenirs for the ladies around me who may be going through tough times. May many good things happen to these hardworking ladies!
Feeling hungry, I decided to have lunch at a café. I found one near a church. Since I thought I might get turned away if I arrived during peak lunch hours, I went in early (around 11:30). I ordered foie gras and lemonade. I finished everything within 30 minutes and left the café.
(I had the next itinerary, so I could only spend 30 minutes there.)
The foie gras was rich and flavorful. You don’t get to eat it that often in Japan, do you? I had originally planned to order something else, but the portion was too big to finish in a short time, so I chickened out and chose this dish. I’m sure I must have looked like a strange Japanese person to the staff. (^_^*)
In the afternoon, I headed to the Opéra. Since I had purchased my ticket in advance, I was able to enter smoothly at my reserved time. The Palais Garnier is an opera house in Paris, the capital of France, and one of the venues for performances by the Paris National Opera.
Be sure to visit the Grand Foyer! This room is 18 meters high, 154 meters long, and 13 meters wide, and it was designed to function as the reception hall for Parisian high society. The ceiling paintings are also beautiful.
I came back for a visit because when I first came here 8 years ago, it was sooo beautiful that I literally trembled. And once again, it’s so stunning that it makes me tremble!
For dinner, I’m heading to a bistro a bit early again to have duck confit. Why is it that I always end up choosing duck when I come to Paris?
Since it was an early dinner, I stopped by a supermarket for some shopping and returned to the hotel. I walked 26,502 steps today in flat shoes, so my feet hurt, and I’m going to bed early.
I walked 26,000 steps today, so that means the calories I ate are now “zero”, right?
Thank you for your time!
The journey continues…