I left for Paris last Tuesday, flew overnight, slept for 20 minutes on the plane but watched some great films, arrived, and then walked around the city of lights all day with a long lost friend. Simply fabulous. Walking in Paris is amazing because every building is beautiful – of course stuff like the Arc de Triomphe and Louvre are, but even things that don’t really matter like apartment buildings and police stations are very pleasing to look at. Then there’s the opera, the department stores, the train stations, the parks, the bridges, the libraries, the monuments, the statues… it never ends.
We started off at the Sacre Coeur,
discovered Parc Monceau,
ate an overpriced crepe at the Eiffel Tower,
napped in the shade, rested in a Byzantine looking cathedral, ate fondu in the Latin Quarter, and finished by playing cards in front of the Notre Dame.
Sunday, the last day before starting the rigorous work of nannying, they threw a party for Grace (the nanny who is passing me the torch). We lounged on the deck eating Russian caviar (130 euros a pop… yeah, it was delicious), freshly butchered beef off the grill, and raspberry tarts. Monday I started work and ironed some sheets and then played Monopoly for an hour. Basically I’m livin the life and it’s FREAKING AWESOME.
Oh, and I’m supposed to be packing because tomorrow I’m going to the south of France for the rest of the summer to their home on the French Riviera. Pooling, beaching, restauranting and nannying.
(this isn’t really their house, just a google image, but it’s not far off)
Oh and hopefully watching the Tour de France live in front of my face!