We're moving to Paris :-)

C'mon over, help yourself, we've got all sorts of stuff you can have super cheap. Costs too much to ship it all to Paris.
Cristian got up nice and early and dropped us at the Eurostar. Customs was no more than a stamp, no questions. The train was smooth, very full, right on time.
We arrived at Gare du Nord and managed to navigate ourselves onto the metro, to change trains and get to our hotel. Even though it was 10:30, our room was ready and we took our stuff up. Ethan was quite afraid of the elevator. He's afraid of them on the best of days but this one had a door you had to swing shut and while the sign said maximum of 3 at a time, two was a bit more reasonable. Our room is small but clean and has an amazing view of other Paris apartments.


There is a great little full service grocery store right across the street where you can get all sorts of meats cheeses and alcohols!!
We headed out by foot to the Arc de Triomphe and were pleased by the sights. We climbed all those lovely stairs and took in the view. WOW!


From there we walked down the Champs d'Elysse and had lunch at McDonalds. Yes, I know that sounds weird but it's another thing from Mark's bucket list. You see they serve dill mayo for the fries. What we didn't know was that for your combo, you can order beer as your beverage.


Now it is a very little beer but quenching just the same. Emma had a happy meal and got a Shrek that speaks French.
We had quite a long walk after that and even broke down and took a bus because Pont Neuf was further than it had appeared on the map. That was the destination so we could go on our river cruise. The guide was helpful but it would appear I was the only one who could understand her, despite the fact she repeated everything in English after she had said it in French. It was a rather strange variation of the English language.
We figured it was time for dinner after they so we consulted our handy dandy guidebook I had borrowed from the barrie library (it's ok to take books yiu borrow on vacation right?) to find a restaurant. After one failed attempt (boy these Parisians eat late-didn't open till 8!) we ended up at Chez Jenny in the Marais. While it seemed expensive, it was worth every penny!! Ethan had the steak and fries and honestly, they were the best fries I have EVER tasted. Emma had salmon that was divine, Mark had chicken supreme with a quiche and salad for appetizer and I had duck confit with roast potatoes and gazpacho for my appy. Couldn't turn down dessert when I heard the magic words 'crème brulée'. Emma had these wicked chocolate crepes and Mark had this thing that was as big as a Nerf football. It was meringue and whipped cream on the outside and raspberry sorbet on the inside.


Mmmmmmm!
We took the metro back to the hotel, stopped at the bakery to get breakfast foods and then at the mini grocery store to try out some other new foods.
Here we sit, all nicely showered, various beverages and treats in hand, planning another exciting day for tomorrow.
So make your list and make an offer, at these prices, the stuff from our house won't last long!


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Location:Rue de Constantinople,Paris,France