We arrived without incident yesterday evening after a mind-numbing trip from Dubai. Not as comfortable as the first leg. Our lift to the apartment materialised as we walked out the terminal door and we were soon established in our first lodging. The photo on the left is the view from our kitchen window with the Eiffel Tower lit up. We immediately felt we were in France.Today we walked many a kilometre and visited the cultural sights : the Monet collection at the Musee de L"Orangie,\; the Jardins des Tuileris; morning tea on Rue de Rivoli ; the impressionist paintings and sculpture at Musee d'Orsay ; the Batoboat to Notre Dame ; drinks in the Latin Quarter; the gardens of Jardin des Plantes ; then the BatoBoat back to the Eiffel tower - where we were too tired to climb it ; then walked home to the apartment.
We went out for tea at a local Brasserie and after some grocery shopping for some cheeses David and I are now relaxing with a glass of local red and the selection of cheeses in front of us as we peruse the day's photos. All in all a very satisfying day where we feel we have immersed ourselves in a bit of the local culture. Pictured is David & Justine in front of one of Monet's paintings - suprisingly large ! Tomorrow will include more local sights but hopefully less miles.
Hi Chris,
ReplyDeleteEnjoying your blog with our morning coffee - too lazy to get up yet, and the wind is howling around the house! Hope you find some time to climb your local landmark (by which time you'll have earned more wine and cheese :-))
Love Liz and Jim xx
Hi Chris and Carmel,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the news. It all sounds so wonderful. How lucky are you to be upgraded for the long flight. Hope the whole trip continues in the same way. The poor old Dockers had another loss to Collingwood today. It's getting very hard to be a diehard fan!
Love
Mum and Dad
Dear all,
ReplyDeleteI hope you're enjoying Paris and not finding anyone rude!! Have a crepe from someone selling them on the street - they are great. Also "un croissant aux amandes" or "pain au chocolat" from la boulangerie. If you need stamps, they are "timbres". If you see the word "greve" it means a strike - fairly common in Paris. Versailles was on strike when I was there.
Carmel & Chris, I met an orthodontist last night at a party whose name is Chris Hooley (is that right? It was loud at the party) and he knows you well. He reckons I have some of the same mannerisms as Carmel.
Hope to hear more soon!!
Love
Erin