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Chocolate, you are my master.
... br> It is the most important meal of the day, so I make no apology. The theory is that we then spend the day walking it off. Nice theory, poor execution.
Today's plan was to 'walk it off' by visiting a famous chocolate place and a few museums. We must have visited EVERY chocolate place in Paris, a couple of macaron places, and 1 museum.
Interesting the pace of human evolution - I wonder if Cortez imagined that a few hundreds ...
Paris, elle est extraordinaire...
... I may kvetch, but seriously -- what on earth does a mobility-impaired person do?? I wanted to ask, but at that point the burden of conversing in French was a few more pounds than I could pile on my body and soul. I did see people with canes labouriously making their way up the stairs at many stations.
That was yesterday, my third day in Paris. Having said all that, I also now know that if one is compelled to take the subway at 1am in a ...
St. Martin, Our Adopted Saint for the Day
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Having chosen to walk down Rue de Saint-Martin, we naturally encountered another St. Martin-themed building: the priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, the location of which dates from the 8th century, though the building was reconstructed in the 12th and 13th centuries, hence the very gothic appearance. The monastic lodgings were rebuilt in the 18th century and made home to the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers. Unfortunately, we didn't end ...
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I'm in Paris!
I took the Eurostar from London to Paris. This train ride into France was easier than any border crossing I've ever had to deal with in North America. I bought the London-to-Paris ticket on reserve, showed up at the Eurostar station at St. Pancras International train station in London, flashed my passport at two blase French customs officials, and boarded my train to Paris. That was it. No grilling. Nothing.
I must admit, I felt some ...
Bon voyage
... courtesy of M&S. Precise instructions saw us make it to Francoise's house with no issues.
A light bite in the evening of cheese and bread and a well overdue catch up was order of the night which came to an early end courtesy of my day before's antics!!! Helped by the shutters on all windows which blocked out every bit of light possible I had the longest sleep in a long ...