Journée dans le 16e arrondissement

Thursday we had planned an ambitious walk in the 16th, taking in sights there, concluding our quest for the Eau de Paris carafe we wanted, and finishing up with a visit to the Marmottan Monet museum and its exhibition of Impressionist paintings from private collections around the world. As we got finally to La Muette, close to the museum, the hour was late, our feet were tired, and we decided we'd save Impressionism for another day.

We Metro'd to the Passy bridge, now the Pont Bir-Hakeim
(a WWII battle in North Africa), which is Paris' only bridge
over the Seine to carry motor vehicles, trains, and pedestrians

Also has some pretty nice sculpture

Some of the walk took us along the Allee des Cygnes, a former dike, now
beautifully landscaped and situated; out in the middle of the river

On the Allee, looking back to the Viaduc de
Passy and a Metro crossing it; and the Eiffel
Tower

A large river cruiser moored beneath the high-rises; a helium balloon with
tourist-laden gondola rises in the distance...

We are not the only people taking pictures here

Exercise area under a bridge across the Allee

Complete with four rock-climbing walls

At the end of the island, the original model for the Statue
of Liberty

At length, we got to the Pavilion of Water and its boutique of Eau de Paris
carafes and other goodies; the Pavilion is mostly a large and impressive
center for water and environmental education

Resuming our walk...wait a second...we've been here before

Indeed, Castel Beranger, which we saw in 2012

Still looking for a Hector Guimard tour of Paris, although I think we have seen
most of his stuff

Le Camembert, French national radio headquarters

In Proust country still

Although it's Balzac's house we're close to

I read Pere Goriot when I was in high school; that was enough Balzac

Admiring the architecture near La Muette

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...

Friday was an administrative day, and that evening we entertained Janice, one
of Vicki's high school friends, who was passing through...