July must be the time to travel as we also had a visit from my Uncle Jim and Aunt Deborah from Florida. Aunt Deborah, who teaches German at a high school in Orlando, was accepted into a program for German teachers in Leipzig, Germany. She spent three weeks there for the program and when it ended, Uncle Jim flew out to meet up with her for a bit of travel together. And we were lucky enough that they included 3 nights in Paris as part of their itinerary! They arrived on a Friday evening and we greeted them with, what I’m sure you can now guess, wine, cheese and a baguette. We had an enjoyable evening catching up as it had been quite some time since we had last seen each other.
Saturday morning we started with coffee and a croissant at a local cafe near our house on Rue Bretagne. Nate then headed out to do some grocery shopping and Uncle Jim, Aunt Deborah, me and Josephine all headed to Pere Lachaise cemetery (which Nate had already visited previously). We spent a couple of hours in this massive cemetery and with the help of a map were barely able to locate a few famous tombstones like Jim Morrison and Chopin. It was quite like a maze in there and it’s huge! Uncle Jim and Aunt Deborah had to get going as they had a walking tour later that afternoon which would take them up the Eiffel Tower allowing them to skip the, no joking, 3 hour line. They left for that and Josephine and I headed home for a nap.
That night we left Josephine at home with a babysitter and the four of us ventured out for an adults night out. We started with dinner and then went to one of our favorites, Canal St. Martin, with a couple bottles of wine. It was a warm evening and the canal was crowded with people who all had the same idea as ours. It was a perfect evening and before we knew it, it was time to head back (Josephine is quite the persistent wake up call in the morning).
Sunday got off to a slow start but of course included a trip to the local boulangerie for some croissants. We went to Sunday mass and then Uncle Jim and Aunt Deborah took off for some sightseeing on their own. We met up with them after Josephine’s nap at the Champ de Mars for a picnic. There was a little bit of rain that threatened our good time but we stuck it out and eventually it dissipated and we had a lovely afternoon/evening. The good news too is it wasn’t all that crowded. We headed back, grabbed some Happy Nouilles takeout for dinner and enjoyed one last evening together. Uncle Jim and Aunt Deborah were leaving the very next morning.
The time was quick but such fun. Thanks for coming to see us!
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