All in all, a tres successful first day in Paree! We took the RER up to Luxembourg Gardens (the walk was much easier without baggage) and relaxed in the shade with some Fanta. Fanta is no joke one of the top 5 things about Europe. Ok so thats exaggerating a little bit but its still delicious. And its way better over here than the stuff we get back home. And the bottles are way cooler (see pictures).
Anyway so then we walked to a cafe called Le Cercle and sat outside and had smoked salmon and white wine. Parfait! This cafe was located on a very busy street corner, which made the people watching very interesting but was also a convenient place for buses to stop and spew their fumes everywhere... we're adapting!
On the way back to our apartment we stopped at a very tiny cafe called Le Vin du Rue and had dessert. The cafe was so tiny that while we were eating the chef and waiter and two of their friends sat down to dinner. They started asking us about our vacation and whatnot, and I was talking to the chef in French. He was very nice, even though he kept correcting my grammar, and said it was "tres jolie" the way I spoke French! I don't blame him for correcting me though, my French grammar is truly horrendous when I speak! Hopefully I'll get a little better by the time we leave. I'm still feeling a bit nervous about using my French, but even by the end of today I was much more at ease, so I'm sure by the end of this trip I'll be a natural. Dessert was by far the highlight of our day, and not just because it consisted of a molten chocolate cake with creme anglaise for me and chocolate creme brulee for Grandma. If I don't gain 20 pounds by the end of this trip it will be a miracle.
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