OK we are beginning to realize just how lucky we were to land in Paris and not be sitting at Newark for days on end. We are hoping Stephen's writer will be able to make it here - when? Monday? the end of the week? What if this volcano erupts again and we're trapped in Paris? As Stephen says, what a pity...
OK today was in no way anything except relaxing after getting some work out of the way. We went all tourist and had crepes for lunch and took the boat taxi Batobus from Notre Dame all the way to the Eiffel Tower to lounge in the sun all afternoon. Wispy girls were having long talks about boys, kids were kicking soccer balls, the police were asking women to pull their shirts down over their stomachs. Propriete! We had no urge to walk up the steps to the observation decks.
The view from the river reminds you that the city is really unified by this ribbon of water, and centered even from ancient times by the Ile de la Cite. It could not have been more beautiful, trees blossoming in yellow and pink. All the stone that was removed from the quarries was used to build this empire intertwined of rock and nature.
We bought groceries on the way home and I made chicken with leeks and tarragon. You have to watch those french ladies, they will try to cut in line... tomorrow we will look for the food market by Bastille, it should be interesting. Watch out ladies!
The sun streams into our apartment in the evening so it is a real pleasure to be here and watch the sun set and the lights flip on on the Tour Eiffel... bon nuit...
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