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Merci beacoup pour la Bonne Journée!

April 4, 2013 by Brenda Prowse 1 Comment

My friend Ali Zeitoun is Egyptian. He speaks Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and English. When he is not traveling the globe he lives near Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has a friend he met in the forest lands of Brazil who moved to Paris about a year ago to marry a Parisian. Ayna speaks Portuguese. Ali arranged a meeting via Facebook between Ayna and her husband and me and Hugh by translating Portuguese to English and back again! When we met José, Ayna, and her son (also named José) we communicated in French! Fortunately for us José Sr. was very patient and able to explain carefully and slowly so that we could understand! Merci beaucoup José, Ayna and José for a wonderful day. They took us to the famous Rue Moufftarde and treated us to the best crèpe in Paris. Then we walked to the nearby  Grande Mosquée de Paris, founded in 1926 as a token of gratitude to the Muslin tirailleurs, 100,000 of whom died in WWI defending against the Germans. Next we were taken to a tea room for hot sweet mint tea and delicious pastries. Our final destination was the famous Les Arènes de Lutèce, an ancient Roman arena where gladiators fought in the 1st century AD.

José, Ayna and Brenda walking near L’église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
José Jr., Ayna and José Sr.
Touted as the Best Creperie in Paris! AUP’TIT GREC
Paris Arabic Mosque 5th arrondissement exterior
Paris Arabic Mosque MInaret
Paris Arabic Mosque interior gardens
Paris Arabic Mosque interior courtyard
José and Hugh inside the Paris Arabic Mosque
José, Brenda and Hugh inside Paris Arabic Mosque
José, Ayna and Brenda at the Paris Arabic Mosque
Paris Arabic Mosque interior intricate plaster carvings
Paris Arabic Mosque intricate carvings
Paris Arabic Mosque interior gardens.
José, Brenda and Hugh at La Mosquée, Salon De Thé
Ayna and José at La Mosquée
Thank you Josée for treating us to sweet desserts and hot sweet mint tea at La Mosquée.
Les Arènes de Lutèce an ancient Roman arena in the 5th arrondissement.
José looks at the prisoner’s quarters in Les Arènes.
Les Arènes
José, Ayna, Brenda and José at Les Arènes

Filed Under: Sight Seeing Tagged With: arenes de lutece, grande mosquee de paris, paris mosque, paris mosque tea room

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  1. Kathryn says

    April 5, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    love Rue Muffetard!!

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