So today I thought I would try again. Although it POURED last night, today was sunny, and I realized an hour into the trip, warm. It is about a thirty minute, very pleasant walk. I tried to time the trip so I wouldn't get there around noon, just in case they closed for the very important lunch.
When I got there, the post office was closed, but not for lunch. If I understood correctly the computers were down. They told me to come back in an hour.
So I had an hour to kill in a great location. There are four cookware stores right around the corner from the post office and Rue Montorgueil which is a pedestrian street with all sort of foodie stores. I wandered through all four cookware stores and then stepped into the oldest patisserie in Paris, Stohrer. A patisserie is a title and in order to be a patisserie, the shop must have a master pastry chef. This shop has been in existence since 1730 and it is said that baba au rhum orginated here.
There was a newspaper article displayed outside the shop that reported that Stohrer had the best eclairs in Paris. So I bought one to go. I'm not really into the sweets all that much. I prefer to get my calories from bread and cheese, but I was pretty excited about this eclair.
When the post office finally opened............... I showed my drivers license and handed over 60 euro cents, and they gave me my ballot.
Then I rushed home to eat my eclair. I mean to vote.
And after I voted, I had my eclair. Only half, it was very rich.
It was more attractive when I bought it. I carried it around in a little piece of paper for over an hour. It still tasted delicious
And after my treat.................I walked over to the main post office in the neighborhood.
Mission accomplished!
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