Le Nemours, Fondation Cartier

 

Yesterday Bonnie emailed, “Come have breakfast with us at Cafe Le Nemours at 9:00”

My swim 🏊 bag went back in the closet & I ran 🏃‍♂️ out the door.

Le Nemours is a classic Parisian Brasserie near the entrance to Palais Royal. 

Have you been?

Their breakfast menu…

Not an egg 🥚 place per se. 

Then the rains ☔️ came.

And didn’t stop. 

On and off all day. Classic Paris weather 🌧️ 

I sat in their apartment window 

And doodled ✍️ nonstop.

I was reminded of that Cartier-Bresson photograph of the man running in the rain with his shadow.

I was too high up and far away to capture anything like Cartier-Bresson’s famous ‘decisive moments’ type of shot.

Still…it’s always fun to try.

I ran to get a quick bite. Duck 🦆 breast with Soba noodles.

At Japanese IRASSHAI, a fun, quick, pas cher but tasty place on 40, rue du Louvre, 75001. There are 2 restaurants. Go to the one in the back if you prefer not to wait. Who doesn’t?

I headed to the newly opened Fondation Cartier.just across from the Louvre and formerly headquarters for a melange of tired antiques dealers shops. 

At 2 Place du Palais-Royal.

Open daily from 11am to 8 am, except on Mondays.

Open late on Tuesdays till 10 pm.

This huge space was gutted & redesigned by architect, Jean Nouvel.

There are multiple levels.

But you can experience the artworks by looking up 

Down. 

Or simply straight ahead.

Altogether 

A fun 

Experience.

Multi-lingual guides answer questions and lead small groups around casually.

The main floor is at street level, bringing outsiders inside.

I sat down and doodled passerbys.

Some people outside were looking in at us!

By the time I left there was a line,

But at least the rain had stopped…for a while.