Rome to Paris

Sitting in Paris now relaxing after a couple of travel days. Looking forward to two days in the French capital, then home.

Started early yesterday, Saturday, with train from Perugia to Roma Termini. Threatened maintenance hold ups didn’t eventuate and we checked into Hotel Cellini – where we stayed in 2008 – by 3:00pm.

Not wishing to do anything too challenging on what was really a transit stop, we headed for a bar we like, Pepy’s Bar, in Piazza Barberini.

Pepy’s Bar hasn’t changed since we last had a drink here in 2008

Very pleasant view across Piazza Barberini

We then caught up with Lindsay and Megan and enjoyed some drinks and dinner at Pan Bernardo restaurant, near the hotel.

Shared some delicious food over drinks at Pan Bernardo

On to Paris…

After a midday flight today to Orly, and a mad taxi ride to Montmarte, we checked into our hotel. A cafe across the road beckoned and we settled in for a late lunch of a great charcuterie platter and some rose.

Charcuteri plate at Mamie Cafe was a late lunch, washed down with a nice rose.

Started wandering all the way to the Place du Louvre and then The Seine. Paris is absolutely packed on a fine Sunday afternoon as we made our way back to Montmarte.