15th August 40th Anniversary

15^th August 2010 – today is our 40^th anniversary – 8am Paris time, 4pm Aussie time.

Our plan had been to go to the Eiffel Tower but it has poured and poured rain so we need a plan B.  Martine recommended a local museum ‘Musee Jacquemart Andre’.  It is a beautiful house full of collections of art, furniture and tapestries.  It was truly lovely.  In the back area is a grand café.  A nice setting for a special lunch.  We both had quiche –yum.

We rested for the rest of the afternoon.  Martine called us a taxi and off we went, still raining to Tower Montparnasse.  The restaurant – ‘Le Ciel de Paris’ (the sky of Paris) is on the 56^th floor.  On a clear night it must be spectacular, but it rained all evening.  The view was still great – every hour the Eiffel Tower is covered in lights twinkling on and off – also Notre Dame and many of the other landmarks.  It is a lovely place. 

Our meal was delicious –

Entre         Crab meat salad on parmesan lattice

Mains       Turbot grilled (fish) and salad for me

                  Beef salad for Pop

Dessert      Berries with Chaucon pepper and yoghurt ice cream – me

                  Chocolate pudding – Pop

And some lovely French coffees – truly delicious meal.

We had enjoyed a very special day – we couldn’t help wondering if the 18 and 21 year olds, who had married 40 years earlier, would have believed that they would one day be here in Paris.