Paris: Lunch in the 7th

After the Louvre we walked across one of the bridges and thought we'd try the Musee d'Orsay and possibly eat lunch there but the line to get in was too long.

So we walked into the seventh district and did a little shopping. Yea, I shopped. I bought 3 gorgeous scarves and a beautiful handmade paper purse that is more like a piece of art than a handbag.

Then I had the same problem every tourist everywhere faces: I have to pee. Now. Thankfully we shortly found a department store. Yay, department stores always have clean, free, bathrooms! This one was Le Bon Marche and it was nice. Then we had another brainstorm: department stores usually have non-smoking restaurants. Yep. The Cafe was wonderful. Cool, modern design, quick service and amazing food (see photo). I had the beef, John had the ham. I particularly like how the dressing was in the little test tube attached to the salad bowl. It was all delicious.

Then we headed back to our hotel because we were kinda tired after the Louvre and exploring the seventh district (which is fabulous btw, I think it's my favorite part of Paris).