Gomiki - WOAH!! They didn't just ask for a fine? They wanted to arrest him?? wow...I guess it's good we didn't see what would happen when they threatened to call the police...my husband of course wanted to call their bluff but I didn't want to spend my time in Paris in jail thank you very much. I'm so glad your son did not end up in jail!

Tomorrow it is supposed to rain all day again.

If you need a quirky refuge, I might suggest a trip to the Cent Quatre in the 19th arrondissement. It certainly won't use up the entire day, but there is often lots of interesting things to see (I think it opens at 11 a.m. -- free).

I made one of my inevitable reports about it: http://tinyurl.com/cfjbcba

Something else that most tourists don't see is the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution in the Jardin des Plantes: http://tinyurl.com/2ajvree

My latest post on our afternoon on Ile St Louis and the concert in Saint Chapelle: http://www.eatdreamtravel.com/2012/0...e-concert.html

Thanks Kerouac! Helpful as always. I still have some more "on the beaten path" destinations I"d like to get to...I will just have to stop being such a wimp about the rain, I think. And go places where there at least won't be large lines outside.

Sorry about the rain. I know it sucks to stomp around in that but at least you have some suggestions from kerouac.

I have to say that I am surprised that you were unaware that you have to keep your ticket until you exit the Metro station. I will say that I don't really recall seeing signs to that effect in English, but I also would not expect signs in English. We don't have signs here in French, so unfortunately, we all have to know the "rules of the road" for everywhere we visit.

A concert at Ste Chapelle has to be good medicine for the sting of the incident, I hope! Maybe you will laugh about it someday?

Another rainy day possibility might be the Palais de la Porte Dorée. It must be fairly close to where you're staying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_...rte_Dor%C3%A9e

The building itself looks very interesting and contains the museum of the history of immigration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%...%27immigration

Well, it didn't rain all that much after all, although it did rain a bit. Typical.

sharbear - sounds like a lovely Sunday afternoon. How funny about "Le Week-End" being closed ;) Thanks for the pics and for the link to the classical music tickets/calendar.

kerouac - Cent Quatre looks really interesting. Thank you for the tip - and for the great photos.

Thanks for the reminder. I don't remember if I always keep my ticket but I will now. When my husband's wallet was stolen on the train it was devastating but it makes for a good story now and honestly the sting is gone. I am loving your blog and your pictures.

Yes, it was a nice day today! It rained on me for a few minutes, but I was in the Rodin gardens, and everybody scurried inside like they might die and I just pulled out my umbrella and enjoyed the sculptures all to myself for a few minutes. And then just like that, the rain was gone and the sun was out again.

Oh and here are the promised peacock in the park photos from a few days ago: http://www.eatdreamtravel.com/2012/0...i-peacock.html

Finally, better weather. The peacock is gorgeous, as is the park. I am living vicariously through you and the Bon Appetit Insiders Guide to Paris that I just picked up!

Gorgeous peacock pictures! Are these birds living wild in the bois? Glad you had some sun for the Rodin Garden. Those sculptures are amazing, aren't they?

Not only are the peacocks beautiful, but they are huge! I especially enjoyed your photos of Luxembourg Park & St. Germain because that is where we will be staying this summer. I am writing down Le Comptoir du Relais for lunch! I'll have to pencil in a concert at Sainte Chapelle, too! Thanks.

Thanks, I think the birds are living wild there! Sure looked like it. And yes, the sculptures are amazing. The idea of putting many of them in the park is just perfect.
Kwoo - you have picked a great area, glad I can help even a little bit!

Oh, definitely hit Le Comptoir! It's a favorite of ours, kwoo!

Enjoying your report and pics immensely. I cannot wait for a good walk in Luxembourg. My ortho doc is going to give me an injection for plantar fasciitis so I can! I think lunch in Le Comptoir sounds divine!

Sorry about your run in with the metro cops. They can be rude. We were chased on our way to Burgundy last year. Two very very large cops in a teeny vehicle pulled us over and were screaming at us in a torrent of French that we could not understand. We shrugged at them said parlez-vous anglais to which they shook their heads non! So we took off and they followed us til the next exit on A6 screaming out their windows the whole way!

<b>they followed us til the next exit on A6 screaming out their windows the whole way!</b>

Why do I find this description hard to believe?

Believe it! It happened last May! Actually I was wrong. We were on our way to the Lyon airport after our stay in Beaune.

"We shrugged at them said parlez-vous anglais to which they shook their heads non! So we took off..."

Perhaps they were not happy that you "took off." Why were you stopped in the first place?