Friday, July 18, 2014

Arts et Metiers and an afternoon out

Bea and Hans explored the museum of Arts et Metiers, a fantastic collection of tools, machines and models in our neighborhood. In the blazing heat of the afternoon we sought refuge in a bar to watch the first alpine stage of the Tour and then had a picnic around the corner from Shakespeare and Co.
While Madeleine visited an architect office she collaborates with, Bea and Hans visited the museum.

Beautiful displays, few visitors.

We watched a demonstration of Foucault's pendulum.

It was around 30 degrees in the afternoon sun, so a beer and a pastis in a cool bar with the Tour on TV hit the spot.

We crossed the river to visit the famous bookstore and have a picnic.

Some Spaniards exchanged the favor of photographing the family together. The whole locks-on-a-bridge phenomenon is curious.

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