10 11 and 12 rest of friday and sat

One odd but very sensible thing I saw yesterday while having lunch sitting inside ( for warmth) near a window ( for excellent view) was the traffic on the corner that the bistro was on. 5 roads coming to a point, traffic clogged, tooting and honking, 2 police cars trying to get through, sirens blaring, along come a line of 6 police people on rollerblades, expertly weaving through the traffic. I bet they beat the cars to where they were going.

The Musee of Arts and Metiers  was like nothing i have ever seen. It is described as a museum of innovation and invention. There was an obvious way to view the exhibits. 6 sections.  First scientific instruments to measure things, then different materials ( wool, paper, material, spinning, iron, etc), then energy ( steam, hydro, electricity, splitting atoms), then communication ( newsprint, radio...) then construction, then transport. There was hardly anyone else there. All sorts of interesting things.

Despite walking a long day,,it was still very enjoyable.

Today has been  much quieter. This morning ,  when I went into the bistro where I have been having my morning coffee and croissant, he just said "bonjour madame,, la meme?"  ( sorry, no accents )

I am quite near the Luxemburg Gardens,  started being built in1612, now owned by the Senate. Covers 23 hectares. lawns, flower beds, ponds with model sail boats ( not nearly as good as the boats on a pond in Central park NYC. Their boats you could control the rudder and the boom and kids and adults ( of all ages, as old as me, I know) were having turns.  The boats in the gardens here have a fixed main and jib and kids get a stick to push the boats off the side of the pond. Absolutely no skill involved, but they still were having a lot of fun) , tennis courts, petanque, kids play areas, kiosk selling   little things. I tried a cannele.  A small darkish brown round thing, but they come in all sizes with a peculiar texture. I have to try another one for a proper description.! Nice.  BAck to the point. I have decided that I will take a photo of all the many statues in the park. I started today. There are lots. This will be a project. One that does not require any French speaking, except to order another cannele maybe. When i think back to previous holidays,,  2019 I took a photo of all the 33 bridges across the seine within the periferie, in 2013 i took a photo of all the 42 bridges in central Park. But then i had a printed map. Now, the map I want is available on the internet or downloadable but i want a hard copy. 

I sat in the garden eating my cannele watching children on a merry-go-round. The kids on the horses all had seatbelts and the kids on the outer row had a baton like thing, presumably to hit the horses rump to make it go faster.? Adult were not allowed.