Porte de l'Arsenal

By Friday, we needed a quiet day. We had played tourist really hard the first few days and now we started to really feel it.

We had booked tickets for the Moulin Rouge Friday night so my husband wanted to take it slow. He wanted to walk over to the Bastille monument and then walk back. He wanted a quick rest and then get dressed for the night in Montmartre.

We headed over the Bastille. There really isn't much to see, save for a monument. It seems the French like their fountains and their remembrances of days gone by.

We ended up walking along a part called the Porte de l'Arsenal. It was a very calm place with a few pigeons, boats and a small garden. A quiet place for a quiet day.