Bonjour!

Wayne and I are in Paris, the first leg of our 3 1/2 week European excursion!  Yesterday was our first day, and after meeting up with Christine and Grace, we went on a bike tour of Paris by Fat Tire Bikes, which was a great way to get orientated with the city, see the sites, and learn a little history.  We were going to walk around Champs Elysees and stick around for the lighting of the Eiffel Tower, but after a long day of traveling, we were dead tired.  (I actually was falling asleep on the bike tour... a different kind of falling asleep at the wheel). 

This morning, Wayne woke up sick!  We'll have to postpone Versailles, as we think it best he rest up and get better for the rest of our trip.  So I took the morning to explore our neighborhood.  We're staying in this really cute little apartment in the Latin Quarter on Rue de Savoie (doesn't it just SOUND cute?).  Actually, I was looking for the grocery store that's supposed to be just a few streets over... I never ended up finding it and after much meandering, I wandered into a bakery and came out with a pain de chocolat (chocolate croissant), pain au fromage (cheese bread), and pain brioche (brioch loaf).  Not a bad morning, afterall!

Please, get better soon, Wayne!


On the plane ride over.  Wayne with his new Kindle, me, studying up on sites and restaurants!

Our apartment from the outside.

our cozy living room





view from the loft, where we sleep

the kitchen area is right behind the white doors





My first Parisian pain de chocolat!