Paris!

So just as in university in Canada we get a week off aptly named Reading Week...this is of course the perfect time to skip the books and head across the pond to enjoy some french culture. Paris is definitely such a lovely city. The Eurostar to the Gare du Nord takes no time at all. We visited Sainte Chapelle which was stunning with the light coming through all the stained glass. We climbed the steps to Sacre Coeur with Hagen Daz and listened and watched street performers in the late afternoon sun. Friday we took the train to Versailles to check out the grandeur and ornateness of the palace while confronted with the juxtaposition of Takashi Murakami amongst the busts and portraits of Louis and Marie-Antoinette. The gardens astounded and thwarted us with the thought of walking and losing our way in the gardens. After a full omelette lunch we ventured to Marie Antoinette's village and farm. We napped among the ruins in the glorious fall sun before returning to the city of lights. In the failing light we floated on a cruise down the Seine to see the sights with a bottle of delicious french wine. For our evening meal we feasted on fondue...my experience of Paris is bread and cheese....ooooo delicousness. There was a meat portion too but that was minor given the amount of melted cheese available. Saturday morning we got our art on at the Louvre and at the FIAC (french art fair/read: art trade show), the best part of the day was sitting in a cafe in the Louvre eating a quiche and chatting with the girls. OR sitting in a cafe near the tuileries having wine with Libby and eating a Chocolat Lava Cake and Lemon Tart! On Sunday I took the metro to the Arc du Triomphe and walked down the Champs Elyseees, only stopping in Louis Vitton to visit their exhibition of artists investigating Peter Pan. Then it was off to the Musee d'Orsay and the Centre Pompidou before heading home to finally have Dre in London!