Some people (more than
we would have thought) have asked why we didn’t publish our blog very much on
our last visit. Well, frankly, we didn’t
realize we had such a loyal audience, and, also, we (okay, it was really Anna)
got lazy. Mea culpa! We’ll do a better job of keeping you informed
this time.
We arrived in France
yesterday. Even with our non-stop flight
Seattle to Paris and the usual, very pleasant TGV train trip to Lyon, we were
both wiped. We arrived at our apartment
building, and (SURPRISE!) found the entry code had changed. As we stood there, staring at the door and
wondering what to do next, the gentleman who works next door at the insurance office
came outside to smoke a cigarette. He
fortunately recognized us and helped us into the lobby through his office while
his receptionist found the new code for us.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all problems were as easily solved? (We remain amazed that some Americans persist
in thinking the French are rude.)
Today we’ve been
taking it slow and easy. We started with
a simple petite déjeuner across the street at Viténature, our favorite
boulangerie, and a warm welcome from the owners, our friends, Phillipe and
Angeline. Later we had a very pleasant lunch
with Dominique, our landlady and friend.
Then we went to the neighborhood Monoprix grocery store to pick up some
basic food items and were greeted by our favorite clerk. Later we walked over to Les Halles to Mons to get
some compte cheese for David and some bleu cheese for Anna (the bleu cheese is
amazing - creamy, tangy, just delicious!) and then to Sève to pick up a dozen butter
caramel macarons for Anna.
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| Sève Caramel Macarons - They taste even better than they look! |
Noticing a
theme here? Friends and yummy French
food!
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