Candids in Paris

I am by no stretch of th imagination a photographer, but I love to

play around with the camera. These are some of my faves from Paris

and am actually going to print and hang a few!

Day three...Part II

We continued along the way, Aidan still napping and stopped for lunch. Had a lovely lunch sitting in the sun snapping pictures and people watching! So much to do, so when we were done we grabbed a cab and headed down to the famous Moulin Rouge! This entire street is “sex” and it reminded me a bit of the red light district in Amsterdam. Took a few pics of Moulin Rouge and wished we could go to a show, but not with the baby! L We stopped for a drink and milk for Aidan, met some “colorful” people in this little bistro...

and then grabbed a cab and headed to the Louvre...

Day Three

We eventually headed over to the Eiffel Tower just a short walk away and it was 10am by now and it was PACKED even though it opened at 9:30. We would have spent all day there so we went along our way and decided to try again the next morning. Bright and early to get in line. Easter is a huge holiday here with a 4 day weekend and it is a very busy time in Paris. We snapped a few more pictures and grabbed a cab to Montmarte and Basilique du Sacré-Cœur. What is there to say about Montmartre? It is first and foremost and amazing view of the city! It has a “neighborhood and community” feel to it. It is so far from the glitz and glamour of the places we had visited previously in Paris. It is commercial, with lots of restaurants and shops but it is also full of artsy, eclectic people!

I met a woman who was designing silver jewelry on the steps of Basilique du Sacré-Cœur and fell in love with a necklace she had made…sitting right there. It is gorgeous and so not me or my style…but I just loved it and I loved the fact that it is a one and only, handmade by this lovely woman in Paris. We bought it and I wore it in Paris and received a lot of compliments on it. Can’t wait to wear it in Egypt. It has a gorgeous Peruvian Turquoise stone…I love love love it! We were walking along and had three sketch artists approach us. Yeah, it is a hustle. They are everywhere but they just started to sketch us and we said why not! Each of the artists did a sketch of each one of us, Aidan was sleeping and they were AMAZING (ok seriously how many time can I use that word!) When they got done the haggling began! They asked for 50 Euros a piece for each sketch….um...no! I mean it took 10 minutes! So we ended up with all 3 for 100 Euros! Not bad and I am going to have them framed and it will always remind us of this day! We love originality!

Day 3...Part II

Our intention was to get to the Eiffel Tower when it opened and visit it this day. We stumbled on a Saturday morning market in the heart of Paris that was truly a local affair. It was by far my favorite thing we saw in Paris. They were selling everything from fruit to veggies to clothing to jewelry to flowers…everything you could possible imagine. It was a rainbow of colors under the tents and people were so very kind to us. It was early and there were not a lot of tourists…We came across a couple who were making fresh crepes and I just had to have one. I had a crepe with fromage and jambon (ham and cheese and egg) Watched them make it right in front of me and stood at a table with 4 older Parisian gentleman who we nodded and smiled and said Bon Appetite to one another! It was UNBELIEVABLY good. I wasn’t even hungry but Oh.My.God. It was wonderful. The seafood they had for sale in stalls was beautiful the biggest prawns I have ever seen in my life and huge scallops (and we have big scallops here in Scotland) There was sting ray…fish of every shape and size! Some of you may know that one of the things that freaks me out the most is Fish Eyeballs…well there were a TON of them staring at me. Yuck. I didn’t want to leave, the market was miles long and you know that the local restaurants come here to buy their produce and meat and fish for the week. Everything is cooked fresh! It was truly a unique and amazing experience.

Paris Day 3...Part I

Since we are early to bed we are early to rise and I have to tell you that in my opinion it is the best time to wander the streets (wherever you may be) and take some fabulous pictures. Like most of Europe thing get off to a slow start…no hurry to get to work! We found a Starbucks a few blocks away and enjoyed sipping on our coffee and strolling.

Day Two...Part III

We stopped off at a couple more cafes on the way home, enjoying a glass of wine and just taking in the city. We did cave and go into the Disney Store…Aidan has a big thing for Mickey Mouse right now, so we found Mickey with Paris written across his chest. Perfect!
We made another stop at the Arc de Triomphe! Took a few pictures and admired the architecture! It is so beautiful and the most fun to stand in the middle of the street and take a picture of it!