First day in Paris

Oh Paris.. you didn't do much for me when we first arived... butam  warming up to being here real quick!

So French... we arrived from the Eurostar - hundreds of us - many wanting to get on the metro and go off into Paris... so there was one person on ticket sales. Lots of self serivce machines - which I tried first - which ONLY take coins (what??? every other country with these takes notes as well) and def do not like any foreign credit cards.... so .. hundreds of us lined up to get a ticket from the loe seller.. it took mean hour to get a freaking ticket... sigh

by that time, my apartment host had given up on me - so when we arrived at the street - we had no idea where to go to or where we were staying. oh - and there were NO public phones..urggh...

just as well for the kindness of strangers - and that I could speak a tiny bit of French... to get a phone call done and all was then well in the world.  here is a piccie of Lily waiting outside the appartment - nd then our reward to ourselves for naviaging to the Eiffel Tower (  very short walk from our appartement) 

Sights in the backstreets Day 1

These are shots in our neighbourhood.. love the huge wooden and iron doors theyhave on many buildings.I adore the cafes with the little chairs turned out so you can watch the world go by.

And wow - the French tae prie in their markets - nd fresh fruitand veges... best apples and best carrots we have mucnhed on eaten today..

Enough room to swing a cat

literally - if you had a cat - it would bump its head on every wall.

I didn't take artistic photos on purpose... it was hard to photoraph what was here.  the bathroom is the biggest room in this appartment -and thats saying something. you need to slide sidewards into theh kitchen...

 but its very charming... bohemian... and exciting to be living for a while at least - right next to the Eiffel Tower.

Imight add too - that its on the fourth floor - no lifts - very very small windy stairs. but its home for a few days - so close to everything... and safe. and quiet..

Paris.. We have arrived!!

It was lillys BIG thiing - to go and stand under the Eiffel Tower and to eat a crepe.. well we did it all on the first day - all together.

and oh boy as she excited about everything here!!!