After a few months with no visitors it was time for our friends Melissa & Greg to pay us a visit. Neither of them had been to Paris before and they planned a week long vacation to see what they had been missing. They arrived on a Friday and while fighting jet lag that weekend we eased into their exploration of Paris with them. From our house you can easily walk down to the Seine, see a bit of Notre Dame and Hotel de Ville and then walk along the Seine to get a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower, see the Louvre and walk into the Tuileries Gardens. It was a perfect little walk to get their feet wet followed by a great dinner that night and a visit to this little beer bar we found over in the 11th. Sunday we strolled over to one of our favorite market streets, Rue Montorgueil, and bought some veggies and wine to go with dinner for that night and enjoyed a lovely brunch nearby. Melissa and Greg then headed off to visit Notre Dame.
The week began and Nate and I were off to work while Melissa and Greg continued to discover all the wonderful sites of Paris. They even fit in a day of tasting champagne in Reims and I of course set them up with my friend Rachel. She has become my go-to person for Champagne and all visitors looking for a tour. Love her!
It worked out that Thursday night of that week Trombone Shorty was playing at L’Olympia theater in the center of Paris. Melissa and Greg had never seen him before so it was a perfect opportunity to see one of our favorites while also introducing Melissa and Greg to them. The theater was older and quite charming and Trombone Shorty as always put on a great show.
That left Friday night, the last night with Melissa and Greg in town. We decided to take them over to the canal since they hadn’t been in that area yet and we ate at La Patache, a place we love near there. Afterwards we wandered over to a little Belgian beer bar nearby which we have frequented a number of times and then headed home for a nightcap that had us all going to bed way too late….just a few hours before Melissa and Greg had to be up the next morning to catch their flight back to SFO.
It was yet another great visit with friends. So happy we got to share with them the city we’ve come to love.
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