Today was a great day! Since it was beautiful weather (and quite possibly the last really nice day left before we leave in April, as it was 20C and sunny) I took the afternoon off from work to go be a tourist. Living in Paris is something a lot of people dream about, but the actual day to day living can be quite difficult at times and there are just moments where I want to just get exactly what I want without a fuss, or hardship, or trying to figure out what the hell is in the food I just pointed to. Kara saw I was getting a bit overwhelmed, and so told me to just take the afternoon off and remember why we were so excited to move here in the first place.
To start the journey I met Kara after her language class for lunch, and then we went to visit the places in Amélie (my favorite movie of all time). We went to Montremare to visit the cafe she worked at, the grocer she went to, the Sacre Coeur, and the canal she skipped stones at. As well as a really delicious bakery and explored the Luxembourg Gardens. All in all it was my favorite day yet in Paris!
Oh and to make it even better, we discovered an even better grocery store, even closer to us, and even cheaper. I swear that can really make a big difference when you're having to lug the groceries home by walking. For some reason it doesn't show up on any Google map or any other web search, other than the chain webpage, but it exists! We've actually found there's quite a lot Google doesn't capture, as both our favorite crepe stands aren't listed anywhere online that we can find.
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