I visited my American friends, Rick, Kim and the lovely Greta in Paris this weekend. We also got to hang out with Yann and Caro. As always, a great experience.
Best meal was at L'Os à moelle (3, rue Vasco de Gama, 15e). They have a "menu fixe" meaning you get a six course meal at one price (38 euros).
It was great! But I've yet to have a bad experience anywhere--how can you when there is so much to learn! I've got a tale to tell with my series of pictures of a tiny little 15 month old on her journey to the zoo, but for now, here's my weekend in review.
View the album here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/szzamor/ParisInJuly?authkey=uf6Zvzp1d4Y
Just remember, I'm a French teacher, and the purpose of my pictures is to use thematic vocabulary and to encourage my students to find words to describe some of the scenes. I mean, why else would I take a self-portrait in front of an ATM machine!
I discovered le Musée du Quai Branly whose focus is aboriginal arts from all over the world.
And I got to experience Paris Plage on a saturday afternoon stroll "en famille". Basically, the mayor of Paris has closed off part of the road along the Seine to provide a summer-like, relaxing and convivial atmosphere just along the banks of the Seine. Everyone does not get away from Paris in the summer as they used to. It is a simple and gracious alternative. It's not just sand and sunbathers either! I bet in the Bois de Boulogne there are more topless sunbathers. They set up ropes for climbing like at Camp Weona, there's sand for the kids to make sand castles, a sprinkler / fan system to cool people down. My kids would love that! They have concerts in the evening, sponsored by FNAC Music. Paris Plage begins at the quai near the Pont de Sully and ends at the Louvre. It began on July 19 and will end on August 19 this year. A feast for the eyes--I saw a tai chi demonstration and a cpr training course on the "plage"--and of course, there was a boulodrôme for the pétanque afficionados! Yes!
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