Sunshine in Paris!

Sunny days are here again! It's been great, mid-20's, blue sky, fluffy clouds, all that.
Friday I had a totally lazy morning & joined another walking tour in the arvo, Trendy Marais. Another enjoyable time listening to the guide's stories. I was a bit slow the first few days though. I saw lots of 'Soldes' signs in shop windows, didn't think much about it until the guide of this tour mentioned 'the Paris sales'. That's what Soldes means! Apparently the Paris sales started this week, last for a month I think, & everyone comes to town to shop. (Now I'm not a shopper but there were a few things I wanted.) Anyway I wandered around quite a bit more before heading out for tea then hotel, got out my map & found a likely looking shopping centre.
Saturday I went to the Galleries La Fayette & shopped. I had been needing some sandals, got a pair, & a summer top, got it, & more souvenirs for my Pandora bracelet. I bought a birdcage to represent France, think interior decor French Chic motifs, & there was a teapot I just couldn't resist, so me! When I was in Austria I bought a couple of enamelled spacers, one champagne (really brown), one purple. In Bath I found a matching Pandora champagne ring, grabbed it. So, in Paris was the purple ring, now I have both matching. The Pandora wasn't on sale but there was an offer, buy enough, which I had, & get two spacers free, good deal. Sadly they only had one of a colour to blend with all my others but that was okay, it was free.
Marie, you would be proud of me. I have Pandoras from most countries, only Switzerland, Holland & Belgium to decide on still. The Catholic Basilica will be in good company.
Moving on, I did a tour in the arvo starting from the Paris Garnier Opera House wandering right bank Paris. That was fun & because I was there I saw an ad for the Ballet on at the Opera House. If you read fb you know I bought a ticket, yay! Great ballet, good night, back to hotel.
The Galleries La Fayette are in a heritage building with a fantastic high dome in the centre & each floor has galleries around the core. I'll put photos on fb later. It's lovely & reminded me of the restoration of the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, though a different style obviously. This is Paris, after all! There is a great roof terrace with amazing views over Paris, another photo. Also separate buildings for men's & women's shopping. The women share with kids clothes, etc, the men with gourmet food, lol. Lots of other stuff too of course. Worth a look if you're here.
I'm going to be so broke by the time I get home! Save my money for me, Jan. have you replaced all my wine yet?
Love to everyone.