amy has gone off for a day trip to the towns of metz and nancy. she loves museums and since she is leaving france (after 3 years of living here) she is on a marathon to see as much as possible. metz has the new "pompidou" museum and nancy is a center of art and architecture has many Art Nouveau buildings.
i went on a tour called “the ladies of the marais”, a mom orgaized tour. did not believe the warnings to dress very warm since the forecast was for the 40’s, but standing around outside in the damp really does get cold. saw all these wonderful old mansions from the early days – hidden, but open to the public. since jj was on her exam schedule, and was available, made a date to meet for japanese food. she came on her own and we met on the metro platform. we went to a recommended japanese restaurant in the japanese restaurant street. the street has mostly noodle shops – not sushi. i ordered something new to expand my horizons. it was a sort of pancake with vegetables in it, on a bed of bacon. was interesting, but not fabulous. probably won’t order it again. it had a certain brown sauce with a flavor that i can’t readily identify – not my favorite. not hoisin sauce(which i love) but something like it- sort of metallic tasting?
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