June 22, 2010

• Paris: Day 6
  

   Chill and walk around day

  After all the eating the somewhat intense pace of sightseeing we had been up to, Saturday turned into a relaxing day.  Some souvenirs were purchased and the final plans to visit my boss in Brussels were made.  Sights of Paris:

  ha ha ha, my attempt to take a "paris postcard" shot with one of my many little Eiffel towers at a cafe.

  Jardin du Luxembourg, my favorite Parisian jog spot

  
  The wild Sex and the City 2 promotion in St. Michel

  
  St. Michel fountain.  Very cool

  
  a bakery with T
  
  Another cafe.  I thought this was so pretty with all the flowers.

  
  There is a nice system of bike rentals all over the city.  What a great green idea!

  
  Crepes!!
  
  Banana and Nutella for me!

  
  The crepe shop.  The cutest thing happened.  In Paris, people actually do greet you all the time with bonjour!  Its really nice and you are actually expected to say "bonjour!" when you visit a shop or else you will seem rude.  I really liked this. 
  So this night, I just decide that I needed to go on a crepe run.  I walked down this very narrow street in St. Germain toward a crepe stand.  On the way, I passed a somewhat burly looking gentleman waiting at a door (maybe a guard or driver?)  He greeted me with a pleasant "bonjour!" to which I replied, "bonjour!"  On my way back, I was grinning ear to ear carrying my crepes back to the apartment.  The man was still there and greeted me with, "bon appetite!" in this really sweat voice not befitting his rough-guy exterior.  It was the cutest thing ever.  I love Paris!  The crepe was delicious too, by the way.

  France!

  European Diet Coke.  Not as good as the USA version. 

  
  I loved all the street performers.  I guess you'll have this in any city, but.... it was nice.

  

  Back on the Ponte des artes bridge (the one with the locks by the Louvre).  This is THE place to hang out and have a picnic with your friends.  Saturday night was packed.  I like the way these Parisians hang... the have proper picnic blankets and wine bottles.  Very nice.  Also, note how nice it is NOT to have an open container law.  Just saying....

  
  The sun setting on the Louvre

  

  More people crowd onto the bridge as the sun sets

  

  Paris looks so pretty at night
  

  picnickers sit along the Seine
  
  There's the Eiffel tower, all lit up in the background.  What a great end to the day.

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