We just finished dinner around 9:30pm. Seemingly late for Americans, it is very typical for a Parisian, which we are all slowly becoming.
We spent Day 2 in the 4th arrondissement, walking around, stopping for "Weefee" (know as Wifi in America) and coffee at the Hugo Cafe, and visiting Victor Hugo's apartment. For lunch, we went to a creperie, where we spent hours eating both savory and sweet crepes. After that meal, we were all well on our way to our "French Fifteen". Luckily, we burned some off with much walking to see Ile de St. Louis and the Curie Institute (where Piers, Caroline, and Laura are working).
Le Jardin in the center of Place des Vosges (across from Hugo's aparment)
Crêpes!
Left: "The Thinker" in the garden at the Musée Rodin, Right: Macaroons from our picnic lunch
Cheese, baguette, and veggies for our picnic lunch
Arc de Triomphe
After a satisfying sleep in, we all met at the Arc de Triomphe...or at least most of us. We had a dramatic search for Piers, who missed the memo on the rendezvous point. We climbed the Arc de Triomphe and then went to a grocery store to buy a picnic lunch. Following lunch, we visited the Musée Rodin and its spectacular gardens.
At 5:00pm, we went to visit the former Ambassador to France from the United States (2000-2004), who is the grandfather of a St. George's student. We all had a great time seeing their beautiful apartment and hearing about his and his wife's work. We also talked about some French oddities that we had all discovered. We finished with a visit to the Eiffel Tower and a dinner together on the Champs Elysée, where we strictly spoke French (No Franglish allowed!).
While we still are obviously tourists (we take hundreds of photos everywhere and check our maps often), we're starting to feel like members of the city. The metro is starting to make sense and our feet are getting used to 10 miles and hundreds of stairs a day. Hopefully, by our next blog post, we can talk about Paris as our home.
Bonne nuit!
Emma et Annabel
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