T Stands For ......The Joy Of Paris

 Hi everyone, I thought Spring might have arrived but although there has been sun and it has warmed up just a little bit, the grey days are still too many for my liking!

I'm taking you back to Paris.

This was on the day following our long walk and late night so we took our time getting out and arrived in the Montmartre/Pigalle area just in time for lunch

I am going to start with lunch at T Stands For Tuesday at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog The Altered Book Lover where we share drink, food, craft, views - all for the fun of joining in with other like minded folk!

We usually try to have our main meals at lunchtimes when in France , especially on weekdays, as most restaurants offer a limited menu but at a combined price that make a decent deal.

We had passed a couple of places but nothing really appealed( we gave ourselves the option of going back to one if we saw nothing else)

We came across a bar offering food and we spotted pulled pork and sweet potato on the menu knew that this was the place for us.

We weren't mistaken, this was my favourite meal of the holiday! The staff were really nice, talking in a mixture of French and English we ordered and as you can see I had a tonic water made by London Essence - a company owned by Britvic.

We also had a carafe of water which was very cold as you can see by the condensation on my glass.

The sauce for the pork was so delicious - I have tried to recreate this dish but still need to work at it!

After this we were informed that the chef didn't make desserts but each day they had an arrangement with an award winning patissier who delivered a plate of cakes and when they were gone that was it!One was already missing.

I really should have taken a photo of the plate and our choices but I was so impressed that I couldn't wait!!!

I had a beautiful and delicious pear topped chocolate cake and hubby chose an apple and lemon cake. They were works of art in themselves and we will go back here. 

Afterwards we walked around the area.

We intended visiting Sacre Couer Basilica but wanted to see more of this area so went down before heading upwards again

We came across this small park...

We will have to come back in Summer...but not this year!! Warnings of strong winds and pathways recovering ...

Up the steps...

..this time we didn't take many photos - just enjoyed looking.

We took a walk around the area.

Back down these steps...

We came to le Mur des Je t'aime ( the wall of love) a multilingual mural set in a small garden....but closed! 

Luckily it was surrounded by a fence that didn't obstruct our view.

I have seen this on TV but never managed to get there - hubby used his camera to get a better shot.

As you can see the day ended with blue skies!

That's all for now, thanks for looking, Chris

ps I am still having problems with blogger allowing me to comment on some blogs - keeps asking me to sign in when I already am signed in!