Le Marais - Paris Walks Thursday 9 May 2013

Paris Walks

Le Marais Paris Walks Guided Walking Tour

Another guided tour in le Marais - where we are living.
We thought we knew a lot about this area until we took this guided tour today.
This tour is called The Marais Circuit 2. It is on the northern side of le Marais. We went on Circuit 1 on 2nd March. See blog at that time.

This walk tells stories of royalty, mistresses and intrigue and takes us to some of the elegant classical mansions with their courtyards and beautiful gardens.

It was around the rue des Rosiers (street of rose bushes) and rue Pavée. rue des Rosiers is a cobblestoned street that runs beytween rue Pavée and rue Vieille du Temple. A Jewish area. It is an area of Jewish bakeries, restaurants, butchers and fashion boutiques. One of the oldest and best preserved areas of the city. The heart of Le Marais and the Pletzl. Pletzl - a Yiddish name the old 13th Century Jewish quarter in the Marais district.

Agoudas Hakehilos Synagogue
sometimes referred to as Pavée Synagogue or Guimard Synagogue
at 10 rue Pavée.
Hector Guimard was the architect of the building, built in 1913.
 

L'As du Fallafel
34 rue des Rosiers.
Here, you can buy one of the best falafel sandwiches in the world.
Has a take-a-way as well as a sit down service.

Jewish bakery
on corner of 27 rue des Rosiers and rue des Écouffes.

Old mansion dating from the 1700's on rue Vieille du Temple at the end of rue des Rosiers.
Large wooden doors carved with the face of a medusa.

Mont de Piété
Credit Municipal Paris

Geoffrey listening to the tour leader.

Another Entrance.
Crédit Municipal de Paris
Ancien Mont-de-Piété



Clos des Blancs-Manteaux
Ouverture Samedi et Dimanche
 

Hôtel de Soubise
A city mansion on 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois. Formerly known as Hôtel de Clisson and Hôtel de Guise. Has a grand courtyard with rows of columns and manicured lawns. It houses the National Archives and the Musée de l'Histoire de France. There are historical documents and paintings, including the farewell letter written by Marie Antoinette, the only known sketch of Joan d'Arc, documents by Danton, Robespierre and Napoleon. Also the jailer's keys from the Bastille.

MadameAnne de Rohan-Chalot, the mistress of King Louis XIV, lived here with her husband François de Rohan, Prince de Soubise.








Entrance to Hôtel de Soubise

Hôtel de Soubise courtyard.

Hôtel de Rohan
also houses the Archives Nationals

On the building to the left of the doors it says
Republique Française Batiment édifié en 1880 ?spelling

Gothic turret on the corner of rue des Fancs Bourgeois.

At the back of Musée Picasso

Front of Musée Picasso

Flower bed in Square Georges Cain.

Walk ended at Statue of Louis XIII
Place des Vosges

 

Thursday 2 May to Monday 6 May 2013

Jack and Catherine in Paris

 

Catherine on her birthday with her 8 grandkids.
Catherine, Jack, James and Aiden are Collingwood.
Lucas at 6 months is undecided but we are hopeful.
The rest of them are Tigers.
Back Row: Jack, Joseph, Catherine, James.
Middle Row: Thomas, Daniel, Amy, Lucas, Aiden.

 

Thursday 2 May

Musée de l'Orangerie




Arlequin à la guitar
Harlequin Guitar
André Derain



Paul Guillaume by Amedeo Modigliani

Le jeune apprenti by Amedeo Modigliani
Features on the front of the Musée de l'Orangerie Plan Guide at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine looking at the remains of a late 16th century fortified wall erected to protect the new Tuileries Palace commissioned by Catherine de Médicis. The wall was discovered on the site during the restructuring of the museum.
 

 

 

Catherine and I in our courtyard.

 

Catherine at home in our kitchen.

Friday 3 May

Place des Vosges

Jack and GB in Place des Vosges.

Catherine in courtyard of Hôtel de Sully.

 

 

 





Friday 3 May

Dinner at Roger la Grenouille

 

 

 

 

Entrance to restaurant that specialises in frog legs.
Roger le Grenouille
26-28 rue des Grands Augustins 6éme

Street performers at Place St-Michel

Saturday 4 May

Musée Carnavalet

Église St Sulpice and Jardin du Luxembourg

Geogffrey and Catherine at Fountaine Saint-Sulpice
or Fontaine des Quatre Evêques (Fountain of the Four Bishops)
in the centre of Place Saint Sulpice
at Église St-Sulpice

Église St-Sulpice

Altar at Église St-Sulpice

 

 



Geoffrey waiting for us -  "cultured out".

 

 

 

Play area in the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Octagonal lake in front of Palais du Luxembourg.

Palais du Luxembourg
Octagonal lake.

Recital at le Jardin du Luxembourg.

The urinal at Jardin du Luxembourg

A much travelled bottle of Bollinger from Scotland back to France
and much appreciated by us.

Sunday 5 May

Mass and Auld Alliance Scottish Pub

Went to Mass at one of the oldest churches in Paris.
Saint-Gervais-et Saint-Protais on Place St-Gervais
The church is home to the Brothers and Sisters of Jerusalem.
An order serving the local community.
 

The Auld Alliance
80 rue François Miron 75004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 May 2013



 

GB with flower boxes.
Ivy is now greening up.

 

1 May 2013 Le petit canon du Palais Royal

This canon is supposed to be fired on the first Wednesday of each month. It is a miniature replica of a canon and it works although we have not yet heard it. The 1st May was the first Wednesday of the month but it was not fired that day perhaps because it was a public holiday!




 Le petit canon du Palais Royal

 

30 April 2013

This clock is on the tour of La Conciergerie built in the early fourteenth century.
In 1931 the Conciergerie became the first prison of Paris.
During the French Revolution nearly 3000 condemned spent their last days here.
They were then transported to la Place de la Concorde to be guillotined,
including Marie-Antoinette, the Austrian wife of Louis XVI.

Place de Chatelet

 

29April 2013 A Long Walk in Paris 

 

 

Staircase to le Train Bleu
Gare de Lyon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 April 2013 ANZAC DAY

Got up at 6.40 in the morning - football

Collingwood vs Essendon
We are not talking football this week!

L'Ateliers des Chefs de Paris Péclet

We had another cooking class.

Un tartare de saumon
Une tarte tatin

at
27 rue Péclet
75015 Paris
 Metro Vaugirard

 

Recette de Véritable tarte des soeurs Tatin, crème mousseuse vanillée

La tarte Tatin traditionnelle aux pommes caramélisées, accompagnée d'une crème émulsionnée au fromage blanc et à la vanille.

Les ingrédients (quantités pour 6 personne(s))

Pour l'étape 1
Pomme(s) : 6 pièce(s)
Sucre semoule : 100 g

Beurre doux : 40 g

Pâte feuilletée : 200 g

Pour l'étape 2
Fromage blanc : 100 g
Sucre glace : 50 g

Crème liquide entière : 20 cl

Gousse(s) de vanille : 1 pièce(s)

Description de la recette

La réalisation des tartes

Préchauffer le four à 220 °C.

Éplucher les pommes et les tailler en 6, enlever le coeur et les pépins.

Dans une poêle, réaliser un caramel en faisant fondre le sucre (mélanger délicatement en incorporant le sucre caramélisé au sucre en poudre non fondu). Verser ce caramel dans des moules individuels à tarte Tatin et laisser durcir.
Ranger ensuite les pommes de façon harmonieuse puis disposer des morceaux de beurre froid.
Découper 6 ronds de pâte feuilletée à l'aide d'un emporte-pièce et les poser sur les pommes. Faire une croix au centre de la pâte pour permettre à la vapeur de s'échapper.
Enfourner pendant 25 min environ.

Laisser ensuite les tartes reposer avant de les retourner.

La réalisation de la crème

Mélanger le fromage blanc avec le sucre glace. Ajouter la gousse de vanille fendue en 2 et grattée, puis détendre avec la crème liquide.
Verser le tout dans un siphon, injecter le gaz et réserver.

 The traditional caramelized apple tart tatin accompanied by an emulsified cream cheese and vanilla.

Ingredients (quantities for 6 person (s))

For step 1
apple (s): 6 item (s)
Caster sugar 100 g

Unsalted butter : 40 g

Puff pastry: 200 g

For step 2
cottage cheese: 100 g
Sugar: 50 g

Full cream 20 cl

Clove (s) vanilla : 1 item (s)

Description of the recipe

Achieving pies
Preheat oven to 220 ° C. Peel the apples and cut into 6, remove the core and seeds. In a skillet, make a caramel by melting sugar (mix gently incorporating the sugar caramelized sugar unmelted powder). Pour the caramel into individual tarte tatin molds and let harden. Ranger then apples in harmony and have pieces of cold butter. 6 Cut puff pastry rounds with a cookie cutter and place on the apples. Make a cross in the center of the dough to allow steam to escape. Bake for about 25 minutes. Allow to rest pies before returning.

Achieving cream
Mix cream cheese with icing sugar. Add the vanilla bean, split in two and scraped, then relax with the cream.

Recette de Tartare de saumon au citron vert, pousses de soja et concombre

Saumon coupé et assaisonné d'une vinaigrette au citron vert

Les ingrédients (quantités pour 6 personne(s))

Filet(s)de saumon : 900 g

Citron(s) vert(s) : 2 pièce(s)

Oignon(s) nouveau(x) : 2 pièce(s)

Pousse(s) de soja : 300 g

Concombre(s) : 1 pièce(s)

Huile d'olive : 10 cl

Vinaigre balsamique : 3 cl

Fleur de sel : 1 pincée(s)

Piment d'Espelette : 2 g

Coriandre fraîche : 0.25 botte(s)

Cerfeuil : 0.25 botte(s)

Description de la recette

Tailler le saumon frais en petits dés de 3 mm. Émincer la cive des oignons (la partie verte) en fines lamelles, puis ciseler les blancs d'oignons en petits dés. Râper les citrons verts pour récupérer les zestes, puis presser le jus. Laver les herbes fraîches, puis les effeuiller et les concasser .

Dans un bol, mélanger le saumon frais, la cive, les oignons blancs, les zestes des citrons verts et leur jus. Assaisonner de fleur de sel et de piment d'Espelette.

Vérifier la blancheur des pousses de soja. Éplucher le concombre et le fendre en 2, puis vider l'intérieur et le couper en fines lamelles.

Dans des assiettes creuses, disposer le soja et l'arroser d'huile d'olive et de vinaigre balsamique. Le recouvrir ensuite de fines lamelles de concombre, en les disposant en rosace. A l'aide d'un emporte-pièce, dresser le tartare de saumon au centre de la rosace, puis décorer avec quelques pluches d'herbes.

Recipe Salmon tartare with lime, bean sprouts and cucumber

Salmon cut and seasoned with lime dressing.
Ingredients (quantities for 6 person (s))
Net (s) salmon : 900 g
Lemon (s) Green (s): 2 item (s)

Onion (s) again (x) 2 piece (s)

Shoot (s) Soy: 300 g

Cucumber (s): 1 item (s)

Olive oil: 10 cl

Balsamic vinegar 3 cl

Sea salt 1 pinch (s)

Piment d'Espelette: 2 g

Coriander : 0.25

Chervil: 0.25

 

Description of the recipe

Cut fresh salmon diced 3 mm. Chop the chives and onions (green part) thinly, then chop the white onion into small dice. Grate the lime zest to recover, and then squeeze the juice. Wash fresh herbs, then pluck and crush. In a bowl, mix the fresh salmon, spring onions, white onions, green lemon zest and juice. Season with sea salt and Espelette pepper. Check the white bean sprouts. Peel the cucumber and split in two and empty inside and cut into thin strips. In bowls, have soy and drizzle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Then cover with thin slices of cucumber, arranging rosette. Using a cookie cutter, prepare the salmon tartare in the center of the rosette, then garnish with a few sprigs of herbs.

"For more flavor, you can add a few pieces Tartar of smoked salmon and a drizzle of olive oil."

Place et Square Adolphe Chérioux.
in the 15th arrondissement. On the left bank.
 

Town Hall in the 15e

24 April - dinner at home

votre cuisine et chef

23 April ESPACE DALI

L'Espace Dali

11 rue Poulbot
75008 Paris

Visited the Salvador Dali exhibition at Montmartre. It has the largest collection of Dali sculptures and original etchings and lithographs in France. Well worth the visit. It's just off la place du Tertre. We were looking for a particular print for Robert.

not too busy at l'Sacré-Coeur

went past the Moulein Rouge,
then on to Place de Clichy
and back to our old neighbourhood from last year
in the 8th arrondissement

Sunday 21 April 2013

Le Marché Bastille

Water display at the market.

Metro Saint-Paul. this is about a ten minute walk from our place.
Just here, you would be in the middle of Le Marais Quarter.

Un autre après-midi à Paris

19 April 2013



Geoffrey at our living room window.
This was taken on 17 April 2013.

19 April 2013

Went out to buy plants for our living room window sill and ended up on the Left Bank.

GB outside la Papeterie Gilbert Jeune
in the 5th arrondissement at Place St. Michel, the Latin Quarter
 

Place St.Michel



Some trees are now blooming.
La Cathédrale Notre Dame
in the background.
The bookshop Shakespeare & Co is just in front of this garden area.

A tourist batabus between Geoffrey and the Cathedral.

GB on Pont au Double
crossing La Seine from the left bank on to Île de la Cité
to the front of La Cathédrale Notre Dame
on rue d'Arcole
then cross Pont d'Arcole and you are then on the right bank.

Typical stance of GB waiting for me while I take a photo.

Un café noir in one of our favourite bistro's Café Fontaine Sully.

Back at the apartment -
flowers in the flower pots on our living room window sill.
Prior to this, the pots were used as a fridge but it is now getting a bit warm outside.

Geoffrey's desk area.

My desk and sitting area.

Geoffrey's sitting area.

Presents for Ayda.

16 and 17 April 2013

 

16 April 20013

Returning Library Books

The weather is fining up in Paris and walks are a lot further afield than usual and very pleasant.

Geoffrey is a member of Bibliothèques de la Ville de Paris. This gives him access to 69 municipal libraries. In Paris, Geoffrey is in library heaven.

Today, we went to la Bibliothèque Parmentier in the 11th arrondissement and then on to la Bibliotèque Saint-Eloi in the 12th. We live in the 4th which borders on to the 11th and 12th.

 

On walk to library.
At Place Léon Blum in the 11e. The Metro here is Voltaire.

GB at one of the libraries.

17 April 2013

Lunch with Damien at le Café Palais Royal / le Café Saint Honoré

194 rue Saint-Honoré 75001

Damien was our French tutor last year. He is an ex French footballer. We are keeping in touch. Last month we visited him, his wife Gaëlle and son Bastien - see earlier photo.
The restaurant he chose was closed for the week so we ended up at  le Café Palais Royal / le Café Saint Honoré on la Place du Palais Royal. Very French.

Damien and I on our way to lunch.

Restaurant was closed and not open for another week.

We ended up eating at Café Palais Royal at la Place du Palais Royal. Very French.

17 April 2013





This is Matthieu. He is notre professeur particulier.
Matthieu tutors us for 2 hours a week in our apartment.
He is a teacher and assistant administrator at the local school in our area.
The school has a population of 2000 students.
 



This is the school where Matthieu works.
École des Francs Bourgeois
1843