I just returned (7:15 AM) from putting mon amie, Suz, on the Roissy Bus to the airport. We got up before 5 and left here around 6:15 to catch the Metro to L'Opera Garnier. She made the 6:45 bus and should be at Charles de Gaulle by 7:30 with plenty of time to line up for check-in. I pray that her trip is safe and uneventful—and everything, including her connection in Dallas to Seattle, is on time. We had a wonderful and very busy time; and I will miss her! (Plus she made the best breakfasts!) Thank you, Suz, and bon voyage! 
Some observations about this morning: I haven't seen 5 AM in months. I really do like the mornings--now daylight is around 7:30 instead of 8:45. Lots of people were out and about but I think some of them were just heading home from a night of partying. It rained in the night (as it often does) so we didn't have to walk in the rain with Suz's luggage--a good sign, I think.
Yesterday we did more exploring--new streets and areas that we haven't seen before. We went to a lively street market near Les Halles and the Saint-Eustache church, rue Montorgueil. Later we had coffee and picked up chicken for dinner at the oldest covered market in Paris,
Marches des Enfants Rouges, which is less than a half block from the apartment. We watched one of our favorite movies, "Something's Gotta Give" en francais with English subtitles--I will get this language... And last night we went to mass at Saint-Augustin, before walking to place de la Concorde from where Suz got one last look at the sparkling Eiffel Tower.
So what is on my agenda for today? Good question—I am making a list of everything that I still want to do before I leave on the 8th. Unfortunately, that is right around the corner—less than two weeks away. Many, many choices….and it’s supposed to be another partly sunny day in the 50s. Life is good!
Some observations about this morning: I haven't seen 5 AM in months. I really do like the mornings--now daylight is around 7:30 instead of 8:45. Lots of people were out and about but I think some of them were just heading home from a night of partying. It rained in the night (as it often does) so we didn't have to walk in the rain with Suz's luggage--a good sign, I think.Yesterday we did more exploring--new streets and areas that we haven't seen before. We went to a lively street market near Les Halles and the Saint-Eustache church, rue Montorgueil. Later we had coffee and picked up chicken for dinner at the oldest covered market in Paris,
Marches des Enfants Rouges, which is less than a half block from the apartment. We watched one of our favorite movies, "Something's Gotta Give" en francais with English subtitles--I will get this language... And last night we went to mass at Saint-Augustin, before walking to place de la Concorde from where Suz got one last look at the sparkling Eiffel Tower.So what is on my agenda for today? Good question—I am making a list of everything that I still want to do before I leave on the 8th. Unfortunately, that is right around the corner—less than two weeks away. Many, many choices….and it’s supposed to be another partly sunny day in the 50s. Life is good!
