evening 1

Last night after many hours of travel, we arrived in the "City of Lights", PARIS, FRANCE.

Erich and Carolyn greeted us with hugs and then the boys went in one car and us girls with our big heavy bags, jumped in a cab. Carolyn threw a few french words at the taxi driver and we were off. To sit in traffic. Wow, for a Sunday I was amazed at how trafficy Paris was but was equally amazed by the cars. They are all so small. No Ford Explorers around here.

Upon arriving to Erich and Carolyn's adorable city apartment we sipped champagne, ate fresh baguettes and cheese and talked about where we would go to dinner. Parsians eat late.....and we were just getting started at 9pm. We were tired but overly excited to sit in a local place, people watch, eat good food and wine, with friends. We stayed local in their neightborhood, "butte Aux Cailles" (Quail Hill in English) and we dined at Les Caiilloux which was a tiny little Italian restaraunt where tables were close together- I could have touched the person next to us in the table over. The atmosphere was great, the food and wine was even better.....
We stopped off at a local tavern for a night cap and before long we were fast asleep, getting rested for a full day of sightseeing.

We must have been dreadfully tired because we slept in till 10:30! I woke up startled. But we needed it and after a crossiant and coffee (and a shower) we were all ready to go.

Paris shopping, here we come.