Paris, France

The Eurostar is non-smoking. Amazing!

The Eiffel Tower seemed quite small at first, but as I walked closer, it grew and grew. I decided to wait to go to the top because it’s foggy this evening, but I went out for crepes which were fabulous. The marzipan one was perfect in every way.

There was a film crew shooting some ice skaters this morning. I went to a bakery and bought a baguette, which I ate for breakfast with some Bonne Maman apricot and almond jam and a café au lait. Très French! I’ll definitely be bringing home some jam. The variety here is just so much more interesting than back home. I love the grocery store. I wish I could bring back yogurt and cheese, but that seems less likely.

The river is an intense green today. There are musicians on the subway, but they aren’t just next to the tracks, they’re actually on the trains.

I had a nice panini with chevre and tomato for lunch and then went to an upscale grocer called La Grande Epicerie where I sampled all sorts of wonderful things and bought a whole candied orange.

It’s so much fun to people watch here. The French have a definite sense of style. Lots of tall boots on girls and scarves on everyone. Picked up a couple books at Shakespeare & Co.

The Centre Pompidou was great. Huge, but great, and the building is really cool. After the museum, I stumbled upon a flea market that stretched all the way between 2 train stops. There were so many great things to look at, not the least of which, the people and small dogs. I had to buy a scarf. It felt wrong not to. Then off to La Coupole for coffee.

Hands down the coolest thing in Paris so far: the catacombs! Wow, that was so creepy and yet somehow beautiful in its meticulous arrangement of bones. The dripping ceiling kind of freaked me out a bit. I must’ve shot half a roll of film down there. And it amazed me that it didn’t smell at all. Maybe because the air is cool. Well, I’m off to get a Nutella and banana crepe before heading out.

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