007 Food: Bowls of oatmeal

Food: Bowls of oatmeal
Bond book appearance: Never Dream of Dying (2001)
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

"They heard the keys rattle in the door at the mid-morning. A guard came with a tray of food - bowls of oatmeal and no utensils. Surprisingly, it tasted good, even scraped by hand. The meal gave Bond the much-needed energy to formulate a plan."

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying" (2001)

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007 Book: Raymond Benson - James Bond the Union Trilogy - Three 007 novels

Book: James Bond the Union Trilogy - Three 007 novels
Author: Raymond Benson
Pages: 846
Language: English

Three 007 novels with a new introduction by the author.

Including the full-length short story "Blast from the Past" (1997)

Includes: "High Time to Kill" (1999), "DoubleShot" (2000) and "Never Dream of Dying" (2001)

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007 Food: A feast of fresh scrambled eggs, a plate of assorted fruit, and yoghurt

Food: A feast of fresh scrambled eggs, a plate of assorted fruit, and yoghurt
Bond book appearance: Never Dream of Dying (2001)
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

"Naked, he slipped out of bed and found his clothes on a chair across the room. Once he was dressed, he left yhe bedroom and found his way to the dining room, where Chantal was already laying out breakfast for him: a feast of fresh scrambled eggs, a plate of assorted fruit, and yoghurt. It couldn't get any better than that."

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying" (2001)

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007 Drink: Kir Royal

Drink: Kir Royal
Bond book appearance: Never Dream of Dying (2001) 
Experience of 007 Travelers: @ home

”Bond ordered them two kir royales made with champagne and crème de cassis for aperitifs and then took a moment to enjoy looking at her fresh, vibrant face. He hadn’t realised how long her eyelashes were until now.”

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying" (2001)


Kir Royal is a French cocktail, a variation on Kir. It consists of crème de cassis topped with champagne, rather than the white wine used in traditional Kir. The apéritif is typically served in a flute glass. (wikipedia)

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007 Drink: Nuits-Saint-Georges wine

Drink: Nuits-Saint-Georges wine
Bond book appearance: Never Dream of Dying (2001)
Experience of 007 Travelers: @ home

"The waiter brought a bottle of Nuits-Saint-Georges. After he had uncorked it and Bond had tasted it, the waiter poured the two glasses and left the couple alone.

It was early afternoon and they were sitting at one of the many sidewalk cafés in the old town of Nice, not far from the flower market made famous in Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief. Tylyn had worn sunglasses in the hope of avoiding recognition, but they were no use. An American tourist asked her for an autograph (on a napkin, no less - Bond wondered why anyone would bother) and some giggling French teenagers interrupted them to ask if she really was Tylyn Mignonne."

"Bond shifted in his seat and poured another glass of wine and topped hers up." 

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying" (2001) 

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007 Travel video: Louvre and Terminus Nord, Paris (FRANCE)

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007 Restaurant: Le Petit Mâchon

LE PETIT MÂCHON

Location: Paris, France
Address: 158 Rue Saint Honoré
Bond book appearance: Never Dream of Dying (2001)
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2013

Close to the Louvre, this upbeat bistro serves some of the best Lyonnais specialities in town.

"He escorted her to Rue St. Honoré and further east until they came to a café called Le Petit Mâchon. It was a charming, quiet place painted yellow and brown. The day’s specials were listed on a blackboard that stood on the sidewalk with the small square tables. Tylyn and Bond were greeted warmly by the hostess, who allowed them to pick a table at the end, away from the other parties."

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying"

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007 Restaurant: Restaurant Le Grand Louvre

LE CAFÉ GRAND LOUVRE

Location: Paris, France
Address: Louvre museum, beneath the Pyramid, Hall Napoléon
Bond book appearance: Never Dream of Dying
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2013

Located in the heart of the museum, beneath the Pyramid, the Café Grand Louvre offers quality, traditional French cuisine for all tastes. The light-filled, contemporary space by Daniel Rubin offers the perfect setting for a selection of original dishes.

The Café Grand Louvre serves traditional French cuisine revisited by chef Régis Bregere, with a mix of traditional dishes and original creations.
Reflecting the latest trends in French and international cuisine, the constantly-evolving menu is a celebration of rich gourmet flavors.

"A cocktail reception was held afterwards in the Restaurant Le Grand Louvre, a small room next to the café. Glasses of champagne were handed out to every guest, along with a ‘goody bag’ of Indecent Exposure promotional materials. Waiters circulated the room with plates of canapës as members of the audience mingled. The models joined the crowd a few moments later."

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying" 

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007 Book location: Musée du Louvre / Death Is Forever (1992), Never Dream of Dying (2001)

Bond books: Death Is Forever (1992), Never Dream of Dying (2001)
Place and location in the book: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Actual place and location: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
What happens here in the books: 
Bond remembers how he had killed two SMERSH agents in bottom floor of Louvre (Death Is Forever), Bond attends to fashion show (Never Dream of Dying).
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2013

"The spectacular I.M. Pei pyramid entrance to the Musée du Louvre never failed to impress Bond. While it had its critics, the incongruous nature of a pyramid made a glass and steel tubing, surrounded by a structure that saw its origins in the thirteenth century, was the most impressive thing about it."

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying" 

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007 Book: Never Dream of Dying (2001)

Bond book: Never Dream of Dying

Author: Raymond Benson

Publication year: 2001

Never Dream of Dying, first published in 2001, was the seventh novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond (including film novelizations).

It begins when a police raid goes horribly wrong, killing innocent men, women, and even children. Bond knows the Union is behind the carnage, and vows to take them down once and for all. His hunt takes him to Paris, into a deadly game of predator and prey, and a fateful meeting with the seductive Tylyn Mignonne, a movie star with a sordid past, who may lead Bond to his final target—or his own violent end. Eventually it leads him to the Union's latest attack on society, which involves Tylyn's husband, Leon Essinger, and his new movie, Pirate Island, which stars Tylyn. (US Paperback)

The conclusion to Benson’s Union Trilogy. Locations are Nice, Paris, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Corsica (also Los Angeles, Japan, and Chicago briefly).

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007 Food: Salade Nicoise

Food: Salade Nicoise
Bond book appearance: Never Dream of Dying
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

Salad Niçoise (French pronunciation: ​[niˈswaz]) is a composed salad of tomatoes, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, Niçoise olives, and anchovies, dressed with a vinaigrette. It is served variously on a plate, platter, or in a bowl, with or without a bed of lettuce. The tuna may be cooked or canned.

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"They had salade nicoise and wine by candlelight in her home, where they sat at a round table in the dining room and looked out of large French windows at a garden that was barely illuminated by the outdoor bulbs."

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying" 

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007 Travel story: Paris (FRANCE) 2013, Day 3/7: Château Vaux le Vicomte & Palace of Fontainebleau

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Monday 14th of October 2013


We went for breakfast to the Gare du Nord station, where was a small station cafe named Malongo Gare Nord. After that we left our luggage to Mercure Paris Terminus Nord, (12 Boulevard de Denain, 129,00 EUR / 1 night, no breakfast included, booked via booking.com) hotel's storage and checked out. After the metro trip, we searched Metro Cityrama office, at 2 Rue de Pyramides. We signed up on a journey which included visits to the Château Vaux-le-Vicomte and Palace of Fontainebleau by bus. Price for this package was 159,00 euros / three persons.

We arrived in Maincy (which is close to the city of Melun) at Vaux-le-Vicomte château.

"Once a small château located between the royal residences of Vincennes and Fontainebleau, the estate of Vaux-le-Vicomte was purchased by Nicolas Fouquet in 1641. At that time he was an ambitious twenty-six year-old member of the Parlement of Paris. Fouquet was an avid patron of the arts, attracting many artists with his generosity.

When Fouquet became King Louis XIV's superintendent of finances (Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry (France)) in 1657, he commissioned Le Vau, Le Brun and Le Nôtre to renovate his estate and garden to match his grand ambition. Fouquet’s artistic and cultivated personality subsequently brought out the best in the three." (Wikipedia)

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Bond villain Hugo Drax has a château in there in Roger Moore's film "Moonraker"

Mika

"To secure the necessary grounds for the elaborate plans for Vaux-le-Vicomte’s garden and castle, Fouquet purchased and demolished three villages. The displaced villagers were then employed in the upkeep and maintenance of the gardens. It was said to have employed eighteen thousand workers and cost as much as sixteen million livres.

The château and its patron became for a short time a focus for fine feasts, literature and arts. The poet La Fontaine and the playwright Molière were among the artists close to Fouquet. At the inauguration of Vaux-le-Vicomte, a Molière play was performed, along with a dinner event organized by François Vatel, and an impressive firework show." (Wikipedia)

Drax's astronauts training in front of the château
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We went to château yard, which can be seen in the film when Bond and Corinne Dufour arrive there by helicopter. We also walked around the interiors of the château and took some pictures.



Pirita & Mika. This photo by: 7 -year-old daughter




 

Bond and Corinne Dufour (Corinne Cléry) arrive in Drax's château
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Then we rented a Bond-style golf cart. The price for 45 minutes ride was 15 euros and deposit of it 200 euros, which had to be paid in cash. Driver's license was needed as well. Mika was the driver. We had a map with some suggested routes and especially daughter considered this as one of the best experiences of the trip, after Disneyland Paris, of course.

Pirita in golf cart

Corinne Dufour in "Moonraker", just before Drax's dobermans attack
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We drove near the statue of Hercules. From there Mika had to run up top of the hill to be able to find the exact spot where Bond and Drax shoot pheasants in the film and also Corinne Dufour meets her end when she runs into the woods and Drax lets his dobermans loose to kill her.

Statue of Hercules

Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) and Bond near statue of Hercules
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Then we were already in a hurry to return the golf cart and go to the souvenir shop to buy some souvenirs. We also had lunch in Restaurant L'Ecureuil. After meal, we went back to the bus and it transported us to the city of Fontainebleau, where was the Palace of Fontainebleau. Also this château had stunning rooms and halls.

                                                   Château de Fontainebleau

"Revolution and Empire
By the late 18th century, the château had fallen into disrepair; during the French Revolution many of the original furnishings were sold, in the long Revolutionary sales of the contents of all the royal châteaux, intended as a way of raising money for the nation and ensuring that the Bourbons could not return to their comforts. Nevertheless, within a decade Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte began to transform the Château de Fontainebleau into a symbol of his grandeur, as an alternative to the empty Palace of Versailles, with its Bourbon connotations. Napoleon hosted Pope Pius VII there in 1804, when he came to consecrate the emperor, and again in 1812–1814, when he was Napoleon's prisoner. With modifications of the château's structure, including the cobblestone entrance wide enough for his carriage, Napoleon helped make the château the place that visitors see today. At Fontainebleau Napoleon bade farewell to his Old Guard and went into exile in 1814. Fontainebleau was also the setting of the Second Empire court of his nephew Napoleon III.

Today
The château is now home to the Écoles d'Art Américaines, a school of art, architecture, and music for students from the United States. The school was founded by General Pershing when his men were stationed there during the First World War." (Wikipedia)

It started to rain, so we went to castle's own cafeteria and then we went looking for our bus. Our driver was not there, so we moved to nearby Magenta cafe and found our driver as well! We slept on the bus while heading back to Paris and then looked for some dinner restaurant.

After a quite long search, we found restaurant Le Petit Machon, which is mentioned in the Raymond Benson Bond book "Never Dream of Dying", but restaurant was closed. We did not have to leave with empty stomachs, because we went to Pizza / Grill Casa Festa, which is located on the same street. There was a nice aquarium right next to our table, so at least daughter had a nice time watching fishes while we waited for our food to arrive.

"He escorted her to Rue St. Honoré and further east until they came to a café called Le Petit Mâchon. It was a charming, quiet place painted yellow and brown. The day’s specials were listed on a blackboard that stood on the sidewalk with the small square tables. Tylyn and Bond were greeted warmly by the hostess, who allowed them to pick a table at the end, away from the other parties."

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying"

Then we went to enjoy desserts in Cafe Le Nemours, which can be seen in the beginning of Timothy Dalton movie "The Tourist". A toilet visit and one beer in Pub Comedien, which was across the street.

We went to pick up our luggage from Terminus Nord and moved to EST hôtel Paris. (49 Boulevard Magenta, 400.00 euros / 4 nights, no breakfast included, reserved via booking.com. This hotel charged a city tax of 1 EUR / person / night.) We got a room 501 from the 5th floor. Fortunately, Mika's bag was found during the day and it was delivered to the hotel. Nothing was lost, so everything was fine on that area as well.

Daughter has delighted the locals. She already knows basic courtesies like "merci" and "bon jour" in French. EST hotel's receptionist Paul has been extremely helpful by organizing airport taxi rides in advance and early breakfast on our departure day for instance. Real French hospitality.


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007-Matkakertomus: Pariisi (RANSKA) 2013, päivä 3/7: Vaux le Vicomte -linna & Fountainebleaun palatsi

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Maanantai 14.10.2013


Menimme aamiaiselle Gare du Nordin asemalle, pieneen asemakahvioon nimeltä Malongo Gare Nord. Sen jälkeen jätimme matkatavarat säilytykseen hotelliimme Mercure Paris Terminus Nord, (12 Boulevard de Denain, 129,00 euroa / 1 yö, ei sisältänyt aamupaloja, varattu booking.comin kautta) ja kirjauduttiin ulos. Metromatkan jälkeen etsimme Cityraman toimiston osoitteesta 2 Rue de Pyramides. Ilmoittauduimme ns. ”Kahden linnan päivään”, joka koostui vierailuista bussikyyteineen Vaux le Vicomte -linnaan ja Fontainebleaun palatsiin. Hintaa tälle matkapaketille tuli 159,00 euroa kolmelta henkilöltä.  

Saavuimme Maincyssa sijaitsevalle Vaux le Vicomte –linnalle lähellä Melunin kaupunkia.

"Vaux-le-Vicomte (ransk. Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte), on ranskalainen linna, joka sijaitsee Maincyssä, Seine-et-Marnen departementissa. Barokkityylisen linnan rakennutti vuosina 1658 – 1661 Nicolas Fouquet, joka oli tuolloin Ludvig XIV:n finanssiministeri.
Vaux-le-Vicomte oli usealla tavalla Euroopan merkittävin rakennustyö 1600-luvun puolivälissä ja hienoin Ranskassa rakennettu talo sitten Yvelinesiin nouseen Maisonsin linnan. Tässä suurtyössä talon ja puutarhan arkkitehdit sekä koristemaalari työskentelivät ensimmäistä kertaa yhdessä. Se oli alkuna uudelle loistokkuudelle, joka liitetään Ludvig XIV:n tyyliin. Siihen kuuluu olennaisena osana yhteistyö, joka ulottui rakennuksesta ja sen sisustuksesta taideteoksiin ja kokonaiseen maisemaan. Vaux-le-Vicomte on yksi Euroopan hienoimmista tällaisen yhteistyön tuloksista.Linna sijaitsee ympäristöään korkeammalla, keskellä metsäistä maisemaa. Nykyisin, kun 1600-luvulla aikoinaan pellolle istutetut puut ovat saavuttaneet täyden mittansa, vaikutelma on aikaisempaa voimakkaampi." (Wikipedia)

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Linna on Bond-pahis Hugo Draxin tyyssija Roger Mooren elokuvassa "Kuuraketti".

Mika

"Le Nôtren suunnittelema puisto oli suuren kokonaisuuden vaikuttavin piirre. Siinä oli vesialtaita ja kanavia kaartuvine kivireunoineen, suihkulähteitä ja erimuotoisia parterrejä, joista syntyi yhtenäisempi ja tasapainoisempi kokonaisuutena kuin se suunnaton moninaisuus, joka hänen tuli luoda Versailles’hin." (Wikipedia)

Draxin astronautit harjoittelemassa linnan edustalla
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Siirryimme linnan pihalle kuvaamaan 007-paikkoja, jotka näkyvät Bondin ja Corinne Dufourin saapuessa paikalle helikopterilla. Kiertelimme hulppeita sisätiloja läpi myös.

Pirita & Mika. Tämä kuva: 7-vuotiaan tyttären ottama

                        

Bond ja Corinne Dufour (Corinne Cléry) saapuvat Draxin linnaan
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Sitten vuokrasimme Bond-tyyliin golfkärryn. Hintaa 45 minuutin ajelulle tuli 15 euroa, ja pantti 200 euroa piti maksaa käteisellä. Ajokortti piti esittää. Mika oli kuskina.

Huristelimme kartan mukaisilla reiteillä, ja varsinkin tytär piti tätä kokemusta yhtenä parhaista Pariisin matkallamme Disneyland Parisin lisäksi.  

Pirita

Corinne Dufour juuri ennen Draxin dobermanien hyökkäystä elokuvassa "Kuuraketti"
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Ajoimme Hercules-patsaan tuntumaan, josta Mika siirtyi kuvaamaan paikkaa jossa Bond ja Drax ampuvat fasaaneita. Samassa paikassa Drax usuttaa myös dobermaninsa avustajansa Corinne Dufourin kimppuun.

Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) ja Bond Herculeksen patsaan lähistöllä
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Sitten oli jo kiire palauttaa golfkärry, ja siirtyä matkamuistomyymälään ostamaan tuliaisia. Ehdimme myös ruokailla Restaurant L´Ecureuilissa. Siirryimme takaisin linja-autolle, joka kuljetti meidät seuraavalle linnalle nimeltä Fontainebleaun palatsi, Fountainebleaun kaupunkiin. Upeita huoneita ja saleja löytyi molemmista linnoista.

                                                         Château de Fontainebleau

"Fontainebleaun palatsi on suuri renessanssiajan palatsi Fontainebleau kaupungissa. Palatsia ovat rakennuttaneet useat hallitsijat aina Frans I:stä alkaen. Fontainebleaun kaupunki on kasvanut metsän, joka on entinen kuninkaallinen metsästyspuisto, jäännösten ympärille. Palatsin sisätilat ovat ensimmäisiä, jotka edustavat italialaista manierististä tyyliä. Ranskan 1500-luvun manneristinen sisustustyyli tunnetaan myös nimellä Fontainebleaun tyyli. Se yhdisteli veistoksia, metallitöitä, maalauksia, stukkikoristeita ja puutöitä sekä pihassa toi kaavoitetun kukkatarhan. Palatsi kuuluu nykyään osana UNESCOn maailmanperintöluetteloon." (Wikipedia)

"Paikalla oli jo linna Ludvig VII:llä 1100-luvun loppupuoliskolla. Fontainebleau oli Filip II:sen ja Ludvig IX:nnen suosikkiasuinpaikka. Frans I aloitti nykyisen palatsin rakennuttamisen ja palkkasi arkkitehdiksi Gilles le Bretonin. Kuningas kutsui töihin myös arkkitehti Sebastiano Serlion ja Leonardo da Vincin. Frans I:sen galleria, jossa on Rosso Fiorentinon freskoja, toteutettiin vuosien 1522 ja 1540 välisenä aikana. Henrik II:sen valtakautena The Salle des Fêtes koristeltiin italialaisten manieristien, kuten Francesco Primaticcion ja Niccolò dell'Abbaten, töillä. Benvenuto Cellinin Fontainebleaun nymfi on nykyään esillä Louvressa.

Henrik IV lisäsi palatsiin useita rakennuksia 1500- ja 1600-luvun taitteessa ja myös halkaisi puiston 1200 metriä pitkällä kanaalilla sekä määräsi istutettavaksi mäntyjä, jalavia ja hedelmäpuita. Noin 200 vuotta myöhemmin palatsi oli ajautunut huonoon kuntoon: Ranskan vallankumouksen aikana monia alkuperäisistä huonekaluista myytiin, kuten monista muistakin kuninkaallisista palatseista. Kuitenkin noin vuosikymmenissä Napoleon I onnistui muuttamaan palatsin suuruutensa symboliksi. Napoleon I on vastuussa rakennuksen nykyisestä ulkoasusta. Hän muun muassa rakennutti mukulakivisisäänkäynnin, joka oli tarpeeksi leveä hänen vaunuilleen.

Filip IV, Henrik III ja Ludvig XIII syntyivät palatsissa ja kaksi ensiksi mainittua myös kuolivat paikassa. Ruotsin kuningatar Kristiina asui Fontainebleaussa vuosia vuoden 1654 kruunusta luopumisensa jälkeen. Vuonna 1685 palatsissa kirjoitettiin Fontainebleaun edikti, joka kumosi Nantesin ediktin. Bourbon suvun kuninkaalliset vieraat, kuten Pietari Suuri, majoittuivat palatsissa. Myös paavi Pius VII majoittui palatsissa, kun hän tuli Ranskaan siunaamaan Napeleonin vuonna 1804 ja vuodet 1812–1814 Napeleonin vankina." (Wikipedia)

Sade yllätti, joten kävimme kahvittelemassa linnan omassa kahviossa, jonka jälkeen etsimme bussimme. Kuljettaja ei ollut paikalla, joten siirryimme sadetta pitämään lähellä olevaan Magenta-kahvilaan. Sieltähän se meidän kuljettajakin löytyi! Uni maittoi bussissa, ja kun saavuttiin takaisin Pariisiin, lähdimme etsimään illallispaikkaa.

Sinnikkään etsimisen jälkeen löysimme ravintola Le Petit Machonen, mutta se oli kiinni. Ravintola mainitaan Raymond Bensonin Bond-kirjassa "Never Dream of Dying". Tyhjin vatsoin emme kuitenkaan joutuneet lähtemään, vaan menimme syömään samalla kadulla Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, olevaan Pizza/Grill Casa Festaan. Siellä oli akvaario heti pöytämme vieressä, joten ainakaan tyttärellä ei aika käynyt pitkäksi ruokaa odottaessa.

”Hän saattoi naisen Rue St. Honorélle ja yhä eteenpäin itään, kunnes he tulivat Le Petit Mâchon-kahvilaan. Se oli hurmaava, hiljainen keltaiseksi ja ruskeaksi maalattu paikka. Päivän erikoisuudet oli listattu liitutauluihin, jalkakäytävällä oleviin pieniin neliönmuotoisiin pöytiin. Paikan emäntä tervehti lämpimästi Tylynia ja Bondia ja antoi heidän valita pöydän paikan perältä, kaukaa muista ryhmistä.”

Raymond Benson: "Never Dream of Dying"

Jälkiruuan kävimme nauttimassa Cafe Le Nemours:ssa, joka nähdään elokuvassa "The Tourist"  (Timothy Dalton). Kävimme tutustumassa myös Pub Comedieniin vessakäynnin verran.

Matkustimme hakemaan matkatavaramme Terminus Nordista, ja siirryimme EST -hotel Parisiin.  (49 Boulevard Magenta, 400,00 euroa / 4 yötä, ei sisältänyt aamupaloja, varattu booking.comin kautta. Tämä hotelli veloitti kaupunkiveron 1 euroa/hlö/yö.) Sieltä saimme huoneen nro 501, joka oli 5.kerroksessa. Onneksi Mikan laukku oli tässä vaiheessa löytynyt, ja se oli toimitettu tähän hotelliin. 

Tytär on ihastuttanut olemuksellaan paikallisia. On osannut peruskohteliaisuudet ranskaksi. Hotellimme respan setä Paul on ollut erityisen avulias, järjestänyt etukäteen lentokenttätaksikyytejä sekä aikaisen aamiaisen lähtöpäiväksi.

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