Monday, October 22, 2007

ah, paris!

the internet place is closing soon....five days in paris!  what can i say!  well to top it off, we just ran into the man who's house we sat for in march in the middle of paris....by one of our new favorite bakeries...how random and perfect!  we had tea with him al fresca....it has been just what i thought paris could be and more...we've probably walked at least 20 miles in all, or more, meandering through the streets, our favorite rue moufftard with it's fresh produce, fromageries, fresh sausages and pates and breads, baguettes everywhere, yummy baguette sandwiches, sweet and savory crepes (i finally get why nutella is so good!)....we saw the eiffel tower, the arch de triompe, went into the notre dame twice, once at night on our first night, and once today for mass to experience that tradition...we went to the top of the montmarse hill, to the sacre coeur cathedral, winding up the stairs like in amelie, with a view of the beautiful city...we've eaten loads of pa in au chocolate, finding our favorite one, and other delicious croissants and tartes....journeyed to the stade du france last night to stand outside while the world cup played, looking at the litter of empty beer cups all over the grounds, hearing the cheers inside as we watched through a bar window at the game...kissed in romantic places in romantic moments all over paris, ridden the metro (and walked all over when we could not), finding new neighborhoods and exhausting our feet...oh there's so much i could say and our time is running out on the compputer, we are going to say hi one more time to phil and paula who we housesitted for (what a small world!) and then head back to the sweetest place we've stayed here yet, the hotel camilla in the place de nation area, so charming....much better than the hotel richard, though i'm happy to report, it wasn't "grotesque" just run down. 
     much love to everyone!
 
 

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