Another beautiful day in Paris in the 70s, so we spent some time walking around the Republic and St. Martin canal areas. This is where you find "The Sunken Chip", a hole in the wall fish and chips place. It's worthwhile sampling their fare if you're in the neighborhood.
We then went on a tour of the St. Martin canal on a barge...it takes you from La Villette to the Musee d'Orsay on the Seine...navigating through 5 locks since the Seine is 27 meters lower than the canal. If you have limited time in Paris, I would skip this tour.
Tomorrow will be a trip out of town to Barbizon and Fountainbleau, and possibly a visit to Rochefort-en-Yvelines, a small village where my UCR art history professor, Richard Carrott had a summer house. I visited the house, La Tourelle 2-3 times in the 1970s...many fond memories remain.
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