~Paris...Day 2 (Part 3) ~2nd September, Quays of Paris, 1st arr~

Still 2nd September 2015 and on our wonderful bus trip around Paris

We bought tickets on the Hop On Hop Off Bus 

These tickets lasted for 2 or 3 days

By road or boat whenever we liked........Just hop on and  hop off if you want to look at something and then back on again

Here we are coming upon Francois Mitterrand Quay 

Here 'tis along with the River Seine in the background

Our first look at this and boy was I excited

Two quick views of the Musee des Antiques in passing 

Francois Mitterrand Quay

Paris - 1st arr.

The Louvre Quay

Quay of La Megisserie

Quay of Gesvres

Beautiful lamp posts everywhere

Paris - 4th arr

Ile de la Cite

I'm not used to seeing such crowds 

Cars, bikes, people.......they all seem to work together here

Still 4th arr

Petit Pont

Next time still on 6th arr, Champs-Elysées and seeing the Eiffel Tower up close!!!

Happy Anniversary To Us!!!

Here's a Chocolate Cake I made on the morning of our Anniversary last week intending it to be for later on that evening...

Mr Armchair took us (that is me and JoJo) out for a celebration dinner so this little heartcake is patiently sitting in the freezer all ready to be decorated with strawberries and cream another day!!!

We went into town to our favourite Restaurant 'On The Pier'...

here is the view awaiting us...

Rusty old anchor out the front...

'Boatsheds' on the deck...

The view up river...

Looking across the famous Clyde River Bridge...

Looking towards the Oyster Sheds...

The Clyde is well known for its Sydney Rock Oysters which are used locally...in Sydney and around New South Wales...

Starting off with a cocktail...

A delicious red from the Geelong Wine Region (Victoria)

JoJo started off with Rosemary and Parmesan Grissini, marinated olives and Persian Fetta...

We had Oysters Kilpatrick!!!

Char Grilled grass fed Beef Fillet, Garlic Potatoes, Crisp Crab Ravioli with Soy and Green Chilli reduction for Mr Armchair...

Tempura Prawns, Spiced plum Sauce and Lemon for JoJo...

and my choice...twice cooked Pork Belly with warm Salad of Grilled Scallops, Chilli Pineapple and soft Herbs...

A hot chocolate for JoJo...

Delicious dessert...Pavlova Mess...Strawberries in a light rice biscuit (can't think of the name...it's very popular and I have never seen it gluten free before...normally wound round a wooden spoon straight after cooking..it'll come to me and I'll slip it in) and sorbet!!!

Thanks to Amy who has spurred me on and suggested Tuile...I'm pretty sure it was a Brandy Basket!!!

Here we are!!!

JoJo took herself out on the deck after dinner...

A couple of moored boats...

Part of the interior...

And I couldn't resist a snap of the sugar in a glass!!!

We had a wonderful evening...

wouldn't mind dining like this a bit more often...

beautiful views...delicious food...

and a great venue!!!

Happy Anniversary Hubby!!!

Pics From OUR WEEKEND...continued from last post!!!

Hi there...hope you are all having a lovely weekend...

This post will mainly be visual...more pics of our weekend of respite recently...On Sunday morning we thought...let's go out for lunch...after having been home on Saturday just relaxing...enjoying and doing some little things around the house plus some stitching!!!

I love to stitch when I have a little time...along with some incense...or a scented candle...and of course some nice music!!!

Photo above is the entrance to our favourite Restaurant "On The Pier" which is also a Seafood Restaurant...set by the banks of the Clyde River...here on Australia's South Coast...


It was a cloudy day...but that's okay the food was still delicious!!!

Looking upriver...
Rising in the rugged coastal mountain ranges, the river system flows south through spectacular mountain regions, through three National Parks and no less than ten State Forests in the Clyde Valley, widening into a broad, navigable estuary and finally reaching the Pacific Ocean at Batemans Bay after a journey of around 125 kms.


It is one of the last major rivers in Eastern Australia that remains undammed.
The Clyde has the cleanest, least polluted waters of any major river in Eastern Australia...


Many Restaurants source their Sydney Rock Oysters from the Clyde...

Now for a bit of lunch...

Hubby's choice...Flathead Fillets with a Mango Salad...

Fat Chips and Aioli...

I chose Scallops wrapped in Proscuitto...with Pork Belly in a salad...

Scallops would have to be my all time favourite seafood...

and I just love Pork Belly!!!

Hubby's Dessert...Baclava Pastry and Poached Honey Pear...

Mine was Rocky Road Semi-freddo...warm Chocolate Fudge Sauce and Lemon Ricotta Pastries....all very delicious!!!

Afterwards a little stroll around the banks of the River...

Many Wedding Receptions are held here...

Dining is also on the little extension above...

it all looks just so romantic...especially at night with lights around!!!

On Monday morning we headed up the Coast to collect our JoJo...

but couldn't resist a cafe latte at Ulladulla overlooking the river there...

Further up the road a Patchwork Shop...the Jukejema Quilting and Patchwork Shop...

Some of the lovely samples above...

A lovely Friendship Verse...

And the shopfront...

We had a lovely weekend as you can see from these pics and from the last post pics...

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves...and are looking forward to perhaps another holiday for JoJo next year...this just so allowed us to re-charge...and take a break from the continual job of Caring!!!

And if it sounds as though we did a lot of eating and drinking...we sure did!!!

Till next post...Happy Stitching...Happy Reading and enjoy all that you do...Dzintra Ingrid