Last Night in Paris

On our last night in Paris, we really wanted to find a little quaint dinner spot for an authentic experience, then just stroll the streets of Paris at night.  And that's what we did!

We ended up hearing about this little place, Le Jardin d'en Face, which is a restaurant in the Montmartre area of Paris.  Quaint is was!  I loved the space and atmosphere.  Our food was so terrific, I think we ended up doing 3-4 courses!  And we had a fabulous waitress that was super helpful and really educated us on Parisian dinning.  Lovely little experience.  I recommend going to this little restaurant if you are in town ... just make sure you check about reservations!

Duck.

Yum.

Oh, a little in heaven.

Continuing the party outside.

Mango ice cream and brownie.  

The streets at night are intoxicating.

Cool picture.

Chillin' after our superb dinner!

It's our last night here in Paris and I am so sad to go, but the trip across Europe must go on.  So many adventures still await us!

Next, we're hopping on a train and heading to the most beautiful little town, Uzes, France.

Parting Shots of Paris

I'm sad to look back and notice I did not write that much about my adventures in Paris.  I really wanted to be thorough about travel journalling and write all impressions down.  Paper and ink.

But, here's the thing.  Once you are in a new and fascinating place, you don't want to take time away by sitting and writing about what you just experienced, you want to experience more and more and not miss a beat.  It's just too darn exciting and I wanted to take it all in!

BUT, I do have pictures!  LOTS of pictures, as you can tell.

A few parting notes ...  I just found everything so vividly beautiful.  Being an interior designer and artist, Paris was a dream world.  The detail, the beauty of craftsmanship and ornamentation, the history, the entire essence just blew me away.  And I must say, my appreciation for historical architecture grew leaps and bounds.  If you know me, I love modern and clean design paired with the appropriate flair of other styles ... but this place sparked something inside me.  The way they merge styles is unreal.  I'm happy to have had a visit!

Paris, on a sunny spring day.

Beautiful little road.

Lost in a neighborhood.  Paris is the best place to get lost.

So grand, right?

I LOVED those green columns!

Reuse people!

People of Paris.

An afternoon in Paris.

Don't you want to live here?

Definitely a walking city.

Boutiques in Paris.

Bye!!

Paris Trip Notes

Yummy museum cafe food.  Sides in Paris = they always serve a salad!

Loving all the art at Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Later in the day ... 

We're sitting at a cafe (The Hideout), after visiting Centre Pompidou and the Musee National D'Art Moderne, each with a pint of Saint-Omer and it's happy hour ( 3.50 Euros a pop).

I'm having a lover's quarrel with my trip at the moment ... being foreign in a foreign country and surrounded by other foreign people (aka tourists) is not ideal.  We end up in some touristy areas, therefore treated like tourists, well, because we are tourists. Ugh. We wanted to find a more quaint area and really get the best taste of true Parisian culture, but not happening here today.  Well, I guess that tourism is part of the true Parisian culture now.  So, therefore, we succeeded!

At any rate ...

The past few days I'm constantly reminded of how much I do not know ...  of the world, of other cultures.  It definitely feels like it right now since I'm so pressed with new visuals, sounds, and French culture everywhere!


Having all of these new experiences makes me feel as if I have been sealed up in a box, tightly. 


I'm glad I take opportunities to step outside by comfort zone.  It's exhilarating!  It does seem like a lot of people stay sealed comfortably in their own box for way too long.  If you seal yourself up and don't explore the world, it's no wonder we all do not understand each other better. No wonder the world is never peaceful.

I say try it today.  Step outside your box.  You might be pleasantly surprised!

Museum Love 2 in Paris!

Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France.

Oh, excuse us.

Museum Love from Paris

As said in the previous posts, we chose to hit up the Centre Pompido, which houses the Musee National d'Art Moderne.  Art, art, art everywhere!  Here's another sampling of what we saw!

Blowing his mind ... "figuring out" art.