Paris Opera

Tuesday

Though our pace is somewhat slower today, we find tea, coffee, and chocolate to stuff into luggage preparing for the return trip to TN.

Lunch was a true delight.  I wanted to go to this particular restaurant only on the merit of their really cool web site (watch Le film!).  After two failed attempts to obtain dinner reservations, we stopped by for lunch and were promptly seated at Chez Janou.

Chez Janou

2 rue Roger Verlomme, 3d arr.

Metro:Chemin Vert or Bastille

Tel. 01 42 72 28 41

Open everyday for lunch & dinner

Reservations for dinner a must

Black and white photos, old show posters, mirrors, and decorative tiles around the windows transport the diner to Paris of a bygone era.

The food was excellent.  Presentation was stunning, taste was fresh, and the sauce.....the French do know their sauces.  I'm not sure what was in the sauce.  It was good on my fish, and it was good on the end of my spoon....to the last drop.  This was one of the highlight meals of Paris 2012.

We have tickets to the Bastille Opera - Opera de Paris.
Aren't our gloves lovely!

The Barber of Seville-presented in Italian with French translations on a digital display did not suppress the thrill of sitting in this stunning theatre.  Seats reached high, high, and higher into the ceiling.  Our 4th row center seats were perfect to view the orchestra and all the lively action on stage.  The sets were spectacular, alive with color as were the characters.  Figaro wore a cloak boasting gold chains, watches, and colorful cell phones, modernizing the 19th century character.

Richard Gere spoke the truth in "Pretty Woman" when he told Julia Roberts
 "People's reaction to opera is very powerful. They will either love it or hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they hate it, they may learn to appreciate it but it will never become a part of them."


Another lovely evening in Paris, rain and light