More Paris

My dear Friends

I ended my day with an Italian meal in a local restaurant and had my first glass of wine for 2 Euros. Then I went up the street to my favourite cafe and had a coffee at the bar. This is cheaper and meant I got talking to a young guy, rather down on his luck, who ad mired my Russian style hat.(It was very cold in Paris.)

The next day was special-my friend was coming. She arrived at ten thirty, looking the same as ever, if a bit tired-she works forty miles outside the city. We hopped on the Metro and went to the Louvre. In the courtyard there is a pyramid and underneath there are shops and restaurants, so we dined in Starbucks and had a good chat, catching up on the last 18 months. Afterwards we walked on the streets and crossed several bridges, it was cold but fine. We ended up at Notre Dame and sat in silence for a while.We looked for another famous church in the vicinity but couldn't find it. So we came back to Picpus where the hotel was and said our goodbyes till the morrow.

The next day Alexia brought Christophe, her boyfriend, along and I was pleased to see him as the last time had been a while. We went to the Place des Voges, with the beautiful buildings, and the lovely galleries (and expensive!). We wandered along and ended up in the Rue des Rosiers, the Jewish quarter and nearly ate felafel but decided on a Parisian restaurant a little further along. They left me in Picpus and a little later on I went to the Place d'Italie to have a wander and a beer-absolutely delicious!

final part next time
Shalom from
Sister Gila