25 - 4 APRIL IN PARIS

 I am taking this day to relax, rest and hopefully get my energy back. "Te bisou" for breakfast then this afternoon "Baco" for Chef's Pinchouxs ...fancy Tapas.

Stop at the grocery where I noticed they discount produce that is over the day of use...got some grapes, tangerines, green beans and scallions all for cheap and all excellent. You can squeeze your own juice too. 

"Te bisou" served Buckwheat crepe with Salmon, Avocado, egg and salad.

Dinner at "Boca" (small plates) was Pinchouxs (fancy tapas), and I chose Chef's Choice....6.

A new place for Breakfast was quite nice. 

"Fat Brothers" for dinner.

         Sea Bass with Capers in White Wine sauce.

     

  Later I discovered a Non Alcoholic Liquour Store. 

I returned the to the new Breakfast place for a lovely meal then took the train to Amsterdam Station and visit the Mural and Street Art Museum with Sanna! We had a wonderful afternoon then bid goodbye till ?

Sanna and I met to visit the Street Museum in Amsterdam.

Anne Frank says it all.

DEEP?

 

               Do you still love me after all these years?

                                 Anybody seen Sanna???

           Yes that truck is suspended from the ceiling..

                   Always with a Smile...like her Mother!

Sanna also sent me photos from our dinner in Amsterdam

I returned to Rembrantsplein to visit Mulligans..they celebrated their 35th Anniversary.  I first visited this iconic Irish Pub just before Miriam bought it 35 years ago. Rembrants statue still stood in the Park but it was bare except for another statue...Spaceman rethinking it!

                                 Speak to me doggie!

                  Note the hours of the concert...11pm to 4 am

Back in Haarlem for a glass of wine before dinner at Bastin Jan.

                            Duck with Nuts Figs and Salad

 Another Sea Bass but with Fresh White Asparagus...very popular during it's 2  month season...and so good.

                  Lime Ice Cream with Procecci and Vodka.

Stayed home to rest and get over this cold. This evening I returned to Coster 52 for a Lamb Steak. 

                  I wish Oaxaca had one of these stores.

This morning I checked in at the train station for an itinerary of my trip to Breda Holland tomorrow. Then had breakfast sitting outdoors in the sun with the Dutch. Very nice.

Getting around while traveling is not a problem. Trains and buses have worked fine. No tickets..just a travel pass you put money on when you arrive.  Then you use it getting on and then off your transport. A screen shows you how much you have left and this one I got 3 years ago still had $24  left to use...in Breda, I will have to buy a ticket to Paris as France doesn't accept the Dutch pass or I can buy a train pass good in the EU. It has been so quiet in this packed tourist town, I have to keep checking my hearing aide batterys.  I have only crossed two main streets with cars, the others are ALL pedistrian that allow bikes. So different...clean air!   Today...pack and get ready to depart tomorrow.

An Apothecary (Apotheek in Dutch) and Me. Never had to spell that word or use it until now. Should go back and see what she gives me for my cold! Too late...closed.

 

I slept well, got off OK.  Streets were empty...oh...it's Easter Sunday. 

Mom and daughter recycling wine bottles from Easter Eve

      

       J Rawlings working on new novel...while barrista makes our Easter Morning coffee.

Big suitcase, big effort.  Three people offered to help.  One woman as I was going up a flight of stairs the another offered her seat. A young man did the same. When I arrived in Breda, the hotel was locked up?  I called and they said "Check your What's App to get your key? Sure enough, the key to enter the hotel and another for the room. You just slide them over...like you were answering the phone and the door unlocks for you. 

It was cold and nasty and I couldn't get the AC to generate heat so shut it off for the night.  I went out and walked around while stopping to get  Bau Dai duck sandwiches and later some Vietnemese StirFry Chicken to take back and eat before bed.  Wore my longjohn's and a sweatshirt to bed and still woke at 6 am cold! 

                                         Made it to Breda

      Oh the window was open all night. Just enough to keep it cold without noticing that it was open. Got the AC to heat but not HOT water to shower.  I left for Breakfast then returned to play on the computer. 

I will go to the museum tomorrow, take a hike through the park, and plan my journey to Brussels and on to Paris.  

       I wandered around a bit and stopped at a nice Cafe for Tumeric Latte then later had Pho Ba....Vietnemese Chicken Soup which was not what I remember! No flavor.

Note: 

       My last blog was too much.  I sounded and still sound like a tourist trying to tell you everything I do.  I am going to cut way back starting now.

    I am finishing my stay in Breda from Paris! I have been here two days. Please tell me if you have any criticism to help me make this better for both of us.  I'm tough and welcome it. Too much dialog but I try? Let me know, I appreciate it. This blog is to be enjoyed by both of us.  Thank you. Next blog will be the end of this month and will include today's trip to the Museum d'Orsay.

 Last days in Breda:  

I did make the museum but was not great.  I had an OK Salmon dinner one night, took some photos of some wall murals and Breda as I was leaving through the park to the train that took me to Brussels where I had to get off and take another train to Paris. These are the last photos before arriving in Paris.

I discovered this lovely place a couple days before leaving Breda.

Smash Burgers are the "IN" thing in Breda?

Loved these flowers..no water, tastfully done, and pretty.

These wall murals covered one side of a huge building. Can't imagine the time to do it all...note the mushrooms!

This wall mural was hard to show as it covers the entire interior of this passagway. 

A bit disappointed in this museum but enjoyed it.

This couple owned and operated and made famous their Chocolate.

I finally visited this church. Claim to fame was the Preacher was Vincent Van Gogh's Grandfather.

Last dinner...Salmon and last Breakfast

Goodbye Breda
Hello Paris...no it's not the Arc D' T? 

Final note..all the photos look 100 times better on a desk or lap top computer...not so much the phone. 

I walked all over Paris today...my flat is 4 stories up 80 steps so I'm getting back in shape! Moving in was difficult with my new BIG suitcase. Never saw any person that rented this to me...just phone messages...hate it. Last place emailed me the keys...

     As I returned from dinner tonight, 3 black young ladies were opening the front entrance.  I said something in English and one asked where I was from and we started a conversation...she was from Pennsalvania. I need spellcheck back....I forgot how to spell!

Next blog next week....sending this now instead of a book every two weeks.