Chocolate Galore!

Happy Easter!

Hail, Wind, & Cars

That is hail, my friends! It hailed and hailed! Needless to say, today was a very chilly day with a fierce cold wind.
My friends, Robert and Britt, are here visiting for a few days. We walked up the Eiffel Tower and there was so much wind that they wouldn't let people go to the top! Gorgeous views though (please see album...).
There was a car rally by the tower so we admired all these fantastic cars! What a sight!

Remembering Dinner...

Need I say anything?...except, perhaps, yum.
We had a grand old time, Emma! Merci!

"Wishing you -
Sunshine round your shoulders,
Shamrocks at your feet,
A rainbow in your pocket,
And friendship ever sweet.

Wishing you -
Angels to protect you,
Good luck to light your way,
And blessings to surround you
forever and a day."

Unfortunately, those are not my words, but a Hallmark card. Either way, these are the thoughts I send to you, my faithful readers.

Happy St.Patrick's Day and Cheers!!

A Tale of Two Cities

Hello! Since I last wrote, I've been to London and back! Last Friday I woke up real early and took the Eurostar to London where I met up with my friend Emma who is visiting from Santa Barbara. We had a lovely time walking around the entire city...in rain and shine. Every traditional English dish was tasted - pudding, pasty's, pie's, fish'n'chips, bangers and mash, etc. Luckily we did so much walking I think we worked off all those heavy meals! Please see photo link to see my London/Bath photos. On Sunday, we took a train to Bath where we stayed the night. I had been to Bath many years ago and thought how lovely it would be to return there and was delighted to hear that Emma wanted to go there. Though we were exhausted from our London night-on-the-town we wandered around the gorgeous little town and the next day, since it was pouring rain, we did all the tourist-y bus tours. We ate lunch at a fantastic local-organic restaurant where everything came from the area, including the fish and the beer. Absolutely fantastic. That same day we left bath, reached London, and took the Eurostar to Paris. Incredible how you can cover so much ground in Europe in very little time.

Two days in Paris and we've already done so much! We've had tea at La Duree and at Mariage Freres, eaten fantastic meals, had a dinner party, listened to jazz till late, and visited the Rodin Museum and the Musee d'Orsay.
The weather has been a little crazy with all these storms coming over Europe, but we've been pretty lucky and have avoided the downpours. It's really wonderful to be back in Paris and even more wonderful to share it with a friend!
Warm thoughts to you all!

Snow!

It snowed! Okay, for a literally a minute, but it was snow! Didn't even get a photo of it, it was so short. As you can guess, the weather's turned chilly.

Last night, Erik and his housemates came by Paris again. We went to see the Eiffel Tower real quick before going out for fondue since it was so cold out. After dinner, we went to the Caveau des Oubliettes to listen to some jazz and then to a piano bar next door. Both seen in photos.

Me Write Pretty One Day

Today I went to the Alliance Francaise to look into taking writing classes since I make a lot of mistakes when writing in French. I took a placement test and after the lady reviewed it she realized that I am a special case student - meaning that I can speak and read just fine and even write well structure-wise, but I make conjugation mistakes and spelling mistakes. Looks like I'll be tutored in writing since no class applies to me. I am looking forward to finally getting it all straight in my head! I just need to learn "the rules" and ingrain them into my brain. And at last, I'll write purty.

Here a couple photos of the view from the apartment. It's like a changing canvas all day long.