Spring!

Spring has sprung in Paris! This weekend Spring made its first appearance in Paris this year. There really is something special about springtime here. Everybody packs the streets, and enjoys the good weather. The picture at the bottom is the quai on Sunday, it is closed to motorized traffic every Sunday. Today it was packed. Sarah and I sat on the edge of the river for a while, soaking up sunshine and springtime happiness. Both Saturday and Sunday we had lunch guests, but we did manage to get out both days for a nice walk. Saturday's walk came with an added bonus, Suzy snagged a boules set for playing petanque. It's a game popular with older men in Europe in the park.

I snapped a pic in this bakery window, they really are "workin" the patissiere artistry. The bakery (Miss Manon) isn't one that I shop at, it's all flash and no substance. But I have to admit, they have a dang good window display.


Sarah and I are continuing our Wednesday night trips to the Louve. The last two weeks we visited portions of the Egyptian collection. A few more weeks, and we *might* be finished with one of the floors. I keep a master map, and mark off sections that we do each week.

We also have been going to Wednesday dinner on rue St. Anne, home to a ton of Japanese restaurants. We've been working our way down the street, trying places. We found a winner last Wednesday. Suzy found some cold soba noodles that she likes. Fresh noodles, and a much more reasonable price than Zen's over in the 5th.

Next weekend we're off to Cologne. Under 4 hours by Thalys train.