the whole shebang
we did so much in paris in a short time
that a lot of it runs together
in my memory
add to that
iphoto
where i store my pictures
seems to have mixed order
i am not sure why
photos
i took of the eiffel tower
all on one evening
are separated/in between
by photos
i took earlier that day
i know i wasnt really paying attention
to where i was all the time
i knew
where i was
but
not the name of the area
i counted on my photos to remind me
of course
i didnt always take photos of the street signs or metro stops
nevertheless
i am going to try and share what we did
in my own vague way
and
remind you
again
to pop over to genie's blog (click here)
where
she not only tells you what you're looking at
she gives you background and how to get there!
that a lot of it runs together
in my memory
add to that
iphoto
where i store my pictures
seems to have mixed order
i am not sure why
photos
i took of the eiffel tower
all on one evening
are separated/in between
by photos
i took earlier that day
i know i wasnt really paying attention
to where i was all the time
i knew
where i was
but
not the name of the area
i counted on my photos to remind me
of course
i didnt always take photos of the street signs or metro stops
nevertheless
i am going to try and share what we did
in my own vague way
and
remind you
again
to pop over to genie's blog (click here)
where
she not only tells you what you're looking at
she gives you background and how to get there!
okay
after we landed
cabbed it to the apartment
literally
dropped our luggage
and
headed out
here's what we saw
in no particular order
cabbed it to the apartment
literally
dropped our luggage
and
headed out
here's what we saw
in no particular order
i think
after that
we met up with peter
and
went to a chic shop/restaurant called
merci
then it started to rain
and
all i wanted to do was go home
i was overtired
having had maybe 2 hours of sleep on the plane
so while mary and genie went to the market
i had a bit of a melt down
i am sure they were thinking
what have we gotten ourselves into with this chick
i did get it together
and
after i slept
i was practically fun to be with
after that
we met up with peter
and
went to a chic shop/restaurant called
merci
then it started to rain
and
all i wanted to do was go home
i was overtired
having had maybe 2 hours of sleep on the plane
so while mary and genie went to the market
i had a bit of a melt down
i am sure they were thinking
what have we gotten ourselves into with this chick
i did get it together
and
after i slept
i was practically fun to be with
sunday
we met friends
eyad and steve t
at
looked around the bird and flower market
then headed to brunch
after that we made our way to
montparnesse
wandered an outdoor art exhibit/sale
meandered into the
cemetery
checked out the area
stopped for a bathroom break
and
had a pick me up at an outdoor cafe
after getting a second wind
we headed to the
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
when it began to rain
we hotfooted it to
Rosa Bonheur
a bar in the park
where we waited it out
before heading out to find somewhere open for dinner
all
we and the rest of paris
could find open
were
japanese restaurants
i thought it would be easier to order there
but what a dimbulb i am
trust me
if you cant order food off a french menu
at a french restaurant or cafe
you surely cant do it at a sushi restaurant
in paris
i will tell you this
we did not go hungry it
we met friends
eyad and steve t
at
notre dame
looked around the bird and flower market
then headed to brunch
after that we made our way to
montparnesse
wandered an outdoor art exhibit/sale
meandered into the
cemetery
checked out the area
stopped for a bathroom break
and
had a pick me up at an outdoor cafe
after getting a second wind
we headed to the
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
when it began to rain
we hotfooted it to
Rosa Bonheur
a bar in the park
where we waited it out
before heading out to find somewhere open for dinner
all
we and the rest of paris
could find open
were
japanese restaurants
i thought it would be easier to order there
but what a dimbulb i am
trust me
if you cant order food off a french menu
at a french restaurant or cafe
you surely cant do it at a sushi restaurant
in paris
i will tell you this
we did not go hungry it
monday was a holiday
and
extremely rainy
we met steve t
at gare l'est the train station
where we caught the train to
provin
and
extremely rainy
we met steve t
at gare l'est the train station
where we caught the train to
provin
that evening
we three had separate plans for dinner
i met steve t and we went to dinner with another former blogger
rob and his partner gav
who popped over from london
- seriously -
to see me!
we ate at a fabulous restaurant
on the edge of the marais
near
place des vosges
called
le bonne soeur
we three had separate plans for dinner
i met steve t and we went to dinner with another former blogger
rob and his partner gav
who popped over from london
- seriously -
to see me!
we ate at a fabulous restaurant
on the edge of the marais
near
place des vosges
called
le bonne soeur
tuesday
was mary's birthday
we met the
wonderful
peter
who took us on a tour of the 16th
he guided us around some amazing places
lunch was had before we headed home to refresh
before meeting
steve t at
le royal monceau raffles hotel's le bar long
followed
by a trip
to the top
of
the
arc de triomphe
rain held off
we all got some wonderful views/photos of paris
dinner was at a thai restaurant
back in le marais
an area
j'adore
it was once the jewish quarter
now
its winding streets are filled with shops restaurants and bars
in the evenings its also filled with adorable gay couples
wednesday
i was on my own
both mary and genie had plans
so i wandered the marais again
crisscrossing the bridges over the seine
to the ile st louis
at an appointed hour
we met in the
place des vosges
park
had a latte at a little cafe
before heading off again to wander streets in search of photos ops
here's where i get fuzzy as to where we were
i do know that
thursday
mary and i did a little shopping at bon marche
followed
by a farewell dinner at
restaurant vivienne
just across from our apartment
if you're still with me
you deserve these
as a reward
the seine
the eiffel tower
louvre reflecting pool
all the rest
of my many paris photos
will be over at
through my eyes
