More Paris pics

yesterday was an amazing day. we arrived at 6am to have a man waiting for us to transport us to this amazing apartment. the apartment man Alan was so lovely to us; he spent an hour telling about the dos and don'ts of the place and explaining to us why the floor was soo squeeky and also so lumpy - something to do with the underground being build.  He also told us about how the shape of the apartment (massive by French standards) was a sign of the political times - that many of the rooms are double doored as it was build in the midst of a civil war and everyone was paranoid about security of what was being said!
The lift (which is not common either) is so small - now I mean really small.... like one person small - it is quite funny really.  Annie and Pauline have been showing off by using the stairs - but those of you who know me, know that I am a lift kind of girl....  Anyway the rest of yesterday went in a blur - coffee and people watching and then a hop on hop off tour..... Eiffel Tour, champs elysee, notre dame - so wonderful the buildings and architecture is just so breath taking.  We didn't hop off much - but having said that we did manage to hop off to go to an amazing macaroon store Fauchon - there we partook in obligatory macaroons. We were so long in that place that we missed the return trip on the 'yellow' line of our bus service.... Not to worry though, we took our lives in our own hands and hailed a taxi - within 15 minutes we were home again. They were really really so beautiful to look at. the cakes that is....  Then we ended the day with a meal at a small place - Patrines friends (the boys) took us.... it was lovely (I had confit of duck and creme caramel) and I don't feel one bit guilty to get to that lovely food we took three metros changed lines and climbed up and down about three million stairs.... it was terrific. I know why the french can eat the way they do.  PS Pauline and Annie both had fish and creme caramel - they said it was nice.

After some cafe and croissants - today we also went back to the hop on hop off tour -to finish our yellow line tour..... we got out at Musee d'orsay and wandered around a while (b saint germain) - we saw some lovely things - and in the end decided to get a bit lost down a small lane  - we ended up having lunch there and wandering back an hour or so later.  Pauline and Annie were not feeling super well today and I managed to get blisters the size of basketballs on the bottom of my feet (my berkies betrayed me!)
It really feels s though we have been in Paris for a long time, I'm not sure why really, it is such a large city, but with so many cafes and so many people it does feel friendly.
Tomorrow it is Patrine's birthday so we are doing boat tours down the Seine and finishing with the fireworks.... Until then....