Today is our first real walking day. We decided to go find the ice cream at Berthaillon on the Ils St Louis, whihc is right next to the Ile de la Cite where the cathedral Notre Dame is located.
Our walk took us past Notre Dame and around the island. Once we got our bearings (or Isabella got her bearings with the map) we discovered a bridge to the island Ile St Louis.
The first ice cream we saw was indeed under hte Berthaillon name, but as we came to find out, the actual location was a few blocks down. It being hot, though, we got ice cream at another cafe, and it was lovely. Caramel sel for me and chocolate for Isabella.
We spent the rest of the day walking the island and looking in the shops.
As we crossed the pont back to the Marais, I spotted a man who looked familiar. I thought maybe he lived in San Francisco, or danced salsa or something. Then it hit me, he was an actor who had been in Amelie. Jamel Debbouze who played Lucien,the young man at the green grocer's stand, was sitting on the bridge right next to me. He seemed to be getting his picture taken and maybe was being interviewed, too, but I was just happy to have seen him in person.
Our last stop of the day was BHV, naturally, to check out gift ideas for our friends.
I love that you saw Lucien! (Much easier for me to refer to him by his character's name than to remember his real one.) A lovely star spotting.--ncq
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