Day One in Paris
As exhausted as I was landing in Paris at 7:30 a.m., I was also exhilarated! I was seeing my daughter for the first time in over 5 months and in France for the first time.
Our first day was full! We went to the flat where my daughter has been living with her host parents Ghislan and Samir and their baby Nathaniel. After appropriate greetings, Nicole and I were off for a long walk in her neighborhood on the outside of the center of Paris.
We walked for about an hour and a half. Our first mission was to find fresh bread and cheese for our walk… We did and we found a beautiful open air market with amazing and beautiful fresh fruit, veggies, cheese, poultry, fish and flowers.
After finding our fresh out of the oven, still warm bread, we continued our walk through a beautiful green pathway. (see video below). After our walk we went back home to a freshly prepared lunch of Moroccan cous cous and vegetables and a little wine of course 
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After lunch, we took the metro into the center where we saw the Place de Bastille, Louvre, Jardins d Tuileries (Tuilerie Garden) & Place de la Concorde. In Tuilerie Gardens, there were two large duck ponds where we proceded to take a long nap in the sun before heading back to the flat for a Pique Nique (picnic) by the lake, lovingly prepared by Nicoles’s host family…
After a long day and an episode of Friends online, I passed out for 10 hours of sleep. Now it’s past midnight on day two and I am still awake… Enjoy the short video that gives a quick run-down of day one’s events… A vientot…
How fun!
I feel like I’m there with you!
Love the music in the background at the market!
So glad you’re having a wonderful time!
Thanks Susan, I am so glad you enjoyed it… More to come
That was fabulous, I inhaled deeply when you were in the market, and I could taste the baguette and cheese,Yummy!
Keep em’ coming please.
Much love to you both. x
Thanks Janey…much love to you too Janey… glad you enjoyed it… Nik sends big love your way too
Mmmmm…
You’re making me want to go back to Paris RIGHT NOW!
If you like chocolate, you will salivate for “La Font du Chocolat de MIchel Cliuzel” in Paris. The best chocolate just about ANYWHERE I think.
One of my favorite poets, Alice Notley, who we’re focusing on in Hoa Nguyen’s poetry class right now, lives in Paris.
Hope you went to the Palais de Tokyo, and the Giullmet museum… There are some beautiful Asian museums in Paris.
Thank you so much for your kind words about my blog! I really appreciated that, over on fempreneur!
Mazarine
Thanks so much for stopping by Mazarine, sounds like you had just as an amazing experience in Paris as I did. Aaaah the amazing chocolatiers and the museums. I am not familiar with that poet, but will check her out.
And you’re welcome, I really enjoy your blog. I am working on some similar changes on mine as well.
Be well,
Dianne