We did not have any alarm this morning, so slumbered in bed to near 9.00am
After the Express Breakfast [ juice/hot drink/toast or croissant], we caught the bus into town to explore.
We got off at one of the earlier stops and started with a visit to the Parfumerie – Fragonard. It was quite busy with a few tour groups going through the museum and retail area. In the shop section we tagged onto a tour group who were being given smelling samples of a range of their products. No purchases made so we moved on.
A right turn, instead of a left turn led us through narrow descending laneways to a much lower level, necessitating us to climb back up, coming out near the Notre Dame Cathedral. We could hear singing coming from inside, so we went in to listen. It was a lady rehearsing, accompanied by the huge church organ, both located on a mezzanine level. She had a coach down amongst the pews critiquing her efforts. The acoustics in this stone/masonary church were great. Dot taped her signing on her phone.
From there we started wandering again, with our next stop the Guy Bouchara Parfumerie.
Dot was able to generate some cashflow to the owners in exchange for some of their products.
Further meandering through the narrow lanes….not wide enough for any vehicles… and we came upon another “Place” Place Aux Aires with many different restaurants offering their fare in open air seating. Lunch with a beer, sitting watching the other tourists and locals go about their business is very enjoyable.
We head off to the Tourist Information Office for a range of brochures, then pick-up a free “courtesy” bus that circles the city centre and off to the Molinard Parfumerie for a visit. No purchases…Dot does not like what is on offer. Back on the City Circle bus to pick up our bus back to the hotel. On the bus, we talk to a couple of UK residents from Beverley in East Yorkshire. He has a cousin living in Perth, earlier on the day another UK gent had a brother living in Perth also……told them we did not know them. Successfully found our way back to the hotel.
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