Arrival in Paris

The view from our apartment across from the Luxembourg Gardens was nice, especially with the sunshine.

The inside window opened onto a pretty little courtyard and the roofline was quintessentially Parisian. Love the blue and dormers.

We ventured out to explore and pick up our Paris museum passes. And get lunch. Must have food!  Our apartment is on Bd. Saint Michel, about a ten-minute walk to the river. We checked out Notre Dame, gawked at the two-blocks-long line to go up the tower, and crossed the pedestrian bridge onto Il Saint Louis.

I had read about a cafe there and wanted to find it for lunch. Find it we did!  Cafe Saint Regis. I had the plat du jour - a delicious chicken with rice and peppers. Eric tried the croque monsieur with pommes frites and we split a lovely carafe of Cotes du Rhone.  Everything was so good!  http://www.cafesaintregisparis.com/en/

Even on a dreary day, Paris is pretty.

Peek-a-boo! 

Love the delicate details.

Flipped umbrella.

Me and Mr. Black! A couple of guys from MIT we taking their own pictures next to us, so we took some for them and they took some for us. Nice! 

By then, we were ready to call it a day. We walked along until we found an inviting bistrot. We shared four different crepes and I got some cafe. Win!

The view from the apartment is pretty swell. This apt is only temporary, though, we'll be in a different one for the rest of our stay.