Mosque and a corner of the 13th

I had a morning off this morning. I read more of my book on neuroplasticity and started Voltaire's Candide.

After lunch I walked  to the corner of the Botanical Gardens  where there was a labyrinth.  It was called a labyrinth, but was just a windy path with hedges on either side which went up a small hill with a funny little metal structure with a few chairs on the top. Not a proper labyrinth. I was reminded of the labyrinth otside Grace cathedral in San Fransico that was wedged in between the cathedral wall and a fence right next to a busy road.  At least today's labyrinth was quiet

Nearby was the Grand Mosque of Paris which I read was modelled on the Alhambra. Maybe a  very small corner of the Alhambra.  It was quiet and peaceful.  See a corner below.

Next I walked about 2.5 km though a corner of the 13th arrondissement to where there was a cafe on my list. It is an area that I will not be walking through again. Large ordinary blocks of high rise apartments, run down shops, very few people around. Eerie. The cafe was in a nice little pocket. It was big enough to have a 'toilette' - the common name here. Not all the small 'hole in wall'  coffee shops on my list have this facility.

For 2 weeks I have walked everywhere but today  I caught the metro back to my apartment.