We are at the twilight of our trip and leave for home in the morning. Some of us are more eager to go home than others, but all of us are excited to be heading out. It has been a fantastic week in Paris.
Yesterday (Sunday) we went to see Sacre Coeur and Montmartre. There is a large cemetery in Montmartre that Kate really wanted to see that had the grave of Degas. It was very large and well kept, with lots and lots of tombs and grave markers. The area was home to many artists of the bohemian era such as Vincent Van Gogh and Pierre Renoir. We came back to the hotel early and had dinner at a nice Chinese restaurant, but the food was only so-so. After dinner, we left our daughter with her electronic pacifier (iPad) and my wife and I took a nice long stroll alone the Seine river with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop. It was a nice way to end our evening.
This morning we had our final breakfast at the hotel as we will be leaving early tomorrow morning. As usual, we make it down just before it closes at 11am. We again take off towards the Metro and take a number of trains until we reach the St Germain area. We were here several times already, but have always been rushing through it on our way someplace else. Today we spent time exploring several of the places on our list, such as the Shakespeare bookstore and cafe. The place resembles something you might imagine from a Harry Potter book and is situated in a small narrow alley off the main drag. There were many rooms full of nooks and crannies where people could wander or stop and read. Small narrow staircases lead to tiny rooms packed floor to ceiling with books. Nicknacks, posters and signs filled any spaces where books could not fit and you could spend hours in there exploring everything. How anyone could find what they were looking for in there is beyond me, but it was a blast to run through it.
For those who are in to fashion, we covered that today as well. The first stop was a Karl Lagerfeld book store called 7L. Unfortunately it was closed, but it was interesting to see. After that, we decided to seek out Coco Chanel's very first store. Of course when we discovered it was open today, we had to drag ourselves inside (blah...), but even I have to admit it was very nice. The staff treated us like our pockets were filled with Euro's and we were out to spend it all. It is nice to experience customer service at that level, even it we only purchased some nail polish. I think Mackenzie is thrilled just to have the bag it came in! Very cute...
We are off for what is likely our last meal in Paris now, so I will sign out here. Looking forward to returning home and seeing Jack and our animals. It will be nice to sleep in our own bed again, though I understand there is a bit of a heat wave going on at the moment. Not looking forward to that!
-Scott
Yesterday (Sunday) we went to see Sacre Coeur and Montmartre. There is a large cemetery in Montmartre that Kate really wanted to see that had the grave of Degas. It was very large and well kept, with lots and lots of tombs and grave markers. The area was home to many artists of the bohemian era such as Vincent Van Gogh and Pierre Renoir. We came back to the hotel early and had dinner at a nice Chinese restaurant, but the food was only so-so. After dinner, we left our daughter with her electronic pacifier (iPad) and my wife and I took a nice long stroll alone the Seine river with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop. It was a nice way to end our evening.
This morning we had our final breakfast at the hotel as we will be leaving early tomorrow morning. As usual, we make it down just before it closes at 11am. We again take off towards the Metro and take a number of trains until we reach the St Germain area. We were here several times already, but have always been rushing through it on our way someplace else. Today we spent time exploring several of the places on our list, such as the Shakespeare bookstore and cafe. The place resembles something you might imagine from a Harry Potter book and is situated in a small narrow alley off the main drag. There were many rooms full of nooks and crannies where people could wander or stop and read. Small narrow staircases lead to tiny rooms packed floor to ceiling with books. Nicknacks, posters and signs filled any spaces where books could not fit and you could spend hours in there exploring everything. How anyone could find what they were looking for in there is beyond me, but it was a blast to run through it.
For those who are in to fashion, we covered that today as well. The first stop was a Karl Lagerfeld book store called 7L. Unfortunately it was closed, but it was interesting to see. After that, we decided to seek out Coco Chanel's very first store. Of course when we discovered it was open today, we had to drag ourselves inside (blah...), but even I have to admit it was very nice. The staff treated us like our pockets were filled with Euro's and we were out to spend it all. It is nice to experience customer service at that level, even it we only purchased some nail polish. I think Mackenzie is thrilled just to have the bag it came in! Very cute...
We are off for what is likely our last meal in Paris now, so I will sign out here. Looking forward to returning home and seeing Jack and our animals. It will be nice to sleep in our own bed again, though I understand there is a bit of a heat wave going on at the moment. Not looking forward to that!
-Scott
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Sounds like a wonderful trip!
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