Looking for Emily and Visit to the Centre Pompidou
Monday March 20 was a beautiful spring-like day. Perfect for the start of Spring. It was mainly sunny with a high of 15C. Well, it was only a matter of time before we headed out to see a few of the locations where Emily in Paris is filmed. On the way we passed another in this Illustres! series- André Malraux (1901-76) Emily and Gabriel's apartment building, Gabriel's restaurant, and the bakery where Emily bought her first pain au chocolat, are all on the same square at Place de l'Estrapade in the 5th arrondissement. The square is only about a 15 minute walk from our apartment. We first stopped at the restaurant. A small "Emily" tour had just gone in. As it was too early for lunch, it appeared the owners welcomed them in for a few minutes. The restaurant is called "Les Deux Coupères" in the TV series, but it's actually an Italian restaurant called Terra Nera. Alain waiting to meet Emily The bakery is just a few steps away from the restaur...