Rodin + Robuchon

Tuesday was the start of our 2nd week here. We tried to go to the Orsay Museum (they have a wonderful collection of impressionist art), but the huge crowds sent us to the nearby Rodin Museum. The museum is in a large mansion, which the government lent Rodin in exchange for his collection (the govt got a great deal). The collection spills into a large garden, which is impressive all by itself -- our guidebook claims there are over 2,000 rose bushs.

Just as we were finishing up at the museum and starting to think about lunch, E fell asleep. We flipped thru the guidebook and, lucky for us, Robuchon (5 rue Montalembert) was a couple blocks away! It's a fancy place so we weren't sure if they'd take us, but with E asleep, it was now or never, so we rushed over. They said no problem. We parked E next to the coat closet and sat down just 5 feet away (no, we didn't put him *in* the closet). Perfect. They were offering a menu decouverte (a tasting menu) of 8 dishes -- how could we refuse?

...all of this took just over 2 hours (!) and as luck would have it, E slept the whole time. We got strange looks a couple of times, especially when E stirred and I ran over to put his pacifier in his mouth to help him stay asleep, but nobody gave us a hard time (and frankly we're not sure many people even realized that there was a stroller in the corner of the room.

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