As "overwhelming" as all this stuff can be, it's still so much fun to capture a bit of it on film. Paris, Paris, Paris...everywhere (partout)! There is so much exquisite and beautiful about Paris, but for some reason it is these silly little things that make me laugh and smile. I'm going to be taking a quick weekend trip to Paris with a friend sometime during this two month assignment-it seems terribly quick to me so I'm playing through the weekend "musts" in my mind. I know we will stay at the tiny Ibis, get a museum pass for the day so we can breeze through a few favorites, the Eiffel Tower, the Marche aux Puces, a night time ride on the Seine and if I can find a classical music concert in an ancient Catholic Church we my try. I'm getting tired already, but I think it can be done. What would you do if you only had a weekend in Paris?
I love them-they really do have everything you could need all in one spot...maybe we should all do a Monoprix commercial!
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | February 21, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Oh sure...Monoprix is great! There was one right around the corner from the Hotel Madison where I stayed in 2007. I think I bought wine, cheese and a corkscrew there.
Posted by: Evelyn Jackson | February 20, 2010 at 09:00 PM
Have you ever been to the Monoprixs there Evelyn? They are a definite favorite of mine and Kat's...I look for my tights every chance I get but the dogs and cats (quite correctly not on the same pair but separated for safety's sake) don't seem to be around anymore. I'll let you know if I find any!
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | February 20, 2010 at 07:49 AM
Tights with cats and dogs?? Gotta have a pair. I'll add Monoprix to my 'to do' list!
Posted by: Evelyn Jackson | February 19, 2010 at 02:58 PM
Boy Kat, I really missed it on that one-how could I forget our favorite Monoprix! It might be about time for some new tights...I wonder if they still have the ones with the dogs and cats that were such a hit with the TSA when I was passing through airport security?
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | February 19, 2010 at 05:36 AM
Monoprix!
Posted by: Kathleen Bourgeois | February 18, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Mon Dieu-how could I forget about Ste. Chapelle Evelyn? I'm really hoping there is a concert in St. Merri because it is one of my favorites-and then crepes at the Crepe Beaubourg...I'm ready!
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | February 18, 2010 at 08:06 PM
A weekend in Paris...definitely music. I'd check the Cluny (my personal favorite museum) and Ste. Chappelle first to see if any concerts are scheduled there. Maybe the Dutch/Flemish galleries at the Lourve (they've been closed my last two visits and I feel the need for Vermeer!)Crepes at my favorite creperie on Place Stavinsky and a quick visit to Eglise St. Merri (another favorite...I love the name)St. Sulpice for Sunday Mass and the organ concert afterwards. Dinner at Bistrot du Henri on rue Princess. Walk, walk, walk and just soak Paris into my pores!
Posted by: Evelyn Jackson | February 18, 2010 at 02:40 PM
I don't think mine will be quite so leisurely Anne-thanks for staying in touch!
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | February 18, 2010 at 02:19 PM
I would meet up with my friends... find a lovely coffee shop in the Marais and chat..have a lovely walk along the Seine, and just take it all in!
Have a wonderful time with your friend, take it easy.
Posted by: anne | February 18, 2010 at 08:37 AM