I’ve spent a lot of time lately trying to meet people. Paris is gorgeous, but it doesn’t talk to you, and it most certainly doesn’t hug you back!
La Comédie-Française
Friday, I treated myself to the theatre. But not just any theatre… La Comédie-Française! I saw Shakespeare’s Le Songe d’une nuit d’été (Midsummer Night’s Dream). It was entirely in French, but unlike English, French hasn’t changed as a language all that much since Shakespeare’s time. I understood about half of the words, and 3/4 of what was going on so I call that a win! Plus, I got to talk to a real Parisian who was sitting next to me.
Saturday, I went to a Thai Spa. If you haven’t been to one, you simply must go. I haven’t been able to find too many at home, but whenever I’m away I flock to them. I’ve been dabbling on a side project doing Spa reviews, pardon the dust on this website, but if you want to read more about the spa, head on over: SpaPlease.com
O Chateaux – no wonder it’s name that!
Saturday night, I went over to O Chateaux to try out some wine. It was pretty awesome. They had wine bottles on tap there (see photos). And I ate a whole cheese plate. Also, I had the nerve to ask the guys next to me to take a silly photo of their cigarettes with their wine glass (in French) because I thought it was interesting how everyone smokes even though it clearly says Smoking Kills (Fumer Tue) on the packages.
Sunday you already know about :) See previous post
The only photo I took on the Fat Tire Bike Tour, but I think it explains things well enough.
On Monday, I did the Fat Tire Bike Tour (click here to see their site) and it was a ton of fun. The weather was gorgeous, 72 and partly cloudly, and the company was nice too. It was an English speaking tour, so it was the first time I was actually able to have a full conversation with someone here. I’ve reached out Parisians previously, but only with small talk or little questions, not to have a conversation. It was gorgeous! But I wanted to enjoy it, so I only took one photo.
Tuesday I checked out an ExPat meetup group my sister, Kate, forwarded me. They were doing a movie meetup to see Dancing in Jaffa, which was a lot of fun. It was good to make friends, get some food with other people, watch a movie, and then grab drinks! Sometimes it’s the little things in life. The movie theatre was awesome, clean and had really cool seats, but most importantly, I met people who live in Paris and that I may actually see again (this Friday actually).
Amazon.fr! Only took second delivery attempt and me giving the security code to the building to get it delivered.
Wednesday was a wash. I spent all day waiting for a package that I ordered from Amazon.fr, only to miss it but not get a notification that I missed it until 6 hours after I missed it… French me fail. But today I happened to catch it! And now I know my landline number for sure. All good things. I ordered a Phillips Wake Up Light that uses light to wake you up instead of noise. And it also doubles as a night light. My apartment is very dark, and I’ve been sleeping in ridiculously late every day by accident. I don’t really need 12 hours of sleep a night…
So cute at Cafe Madam – same place with lattes and eggs benedict
Found an awesome cafe for brunch today, and they had Lattes! Something that is kind of hard to find here. And now I’m working at a place called AntiCafé, where you pay for time and internet and you get free refreshments and snacks. They even made me American coffee. Loving it here. Such a great atmosphere, other people working around me, both French and English speakers. I want to bring it home.
Work home away from home. AntiCafé… pay for time and internet and the drinks and snacks are free. Love it here.
Full photos above and more:
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- Tickets to La Comédie-Française
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- Foie Gras Ravioli
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- La Comédie-Française
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- Brunch
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- Ban Thai Spa
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- O Chateaux – no wonder it’s name that!
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- Wines on Tap at O Chateaux
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- Dinner :)
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- Everyone smokes, even though it says “Smoking kills” directly on the cigarettes. Got the courage to ask the guys sitting next to me to take this photo of their packs for me.
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- The only photo I took on the Fat Tire Bike Tour, but I think it explains things well enough.
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- Awesome theatre, with seats that you could fold back and make a seamless loveseat. Paris is for lovers.
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- Finally found a latte.
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- Eggs Benedict, somehow the Hollandaise wasn’t good… but A+ for presentation and I loved this location.
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- So cute at Cafe Madam – same place with lattes and eggs benedict
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- My building is the one across the street at the end with the red awning.
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- Amazon.fr! Only took second delivery attempt and me giving the security code to the building to get it delivered.
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- Work home away from home. AntiCafé… pay for time and internet and the drinks and snacks are free. Love it here.
