Europe Continued: Paris Day One

Enjoying breakfast on the train.

Felipe and I left Barcelona on Sunday evening. We traveled to Paris via overnight train - a mode of transportation that I think beats everything else. There is something to be said for arriving to the train station easily (no lengthy trip to the airport), no massive lines for checking your bags or security, and your own private little compartment (since we were sleeping we got our own cabin). Perfect! We settled in and watch Hitchcock's North by Northwest, which happens to be a terrific movie for a train! and relaxed. Eventually the attendant comes around and unlocks your bed for you and there you have it. The next morning we woke up when we were nearing Paris and went to the restaurant car to have our breakfast.

We went to Laurence and Sylvain's apartment where we were staying and had a nice lunch with Laurence before heading out to roam the city. Felipe lived in Paris previously, and I've now been there a few times, so many of the main tourist attractions hold less influence over our decisions about where to go. We headed over to the Boulevard St. Germain and the Latin Quarter where Felipe used to live and walked around a bit. On our way back to the apartment we stopped at the Jardin du Luxembourg and enjoyed a quiet walk. The colors were changing in the leaves on the trees and the sky was grey as is typical of Paris in the autumn and winter.

















Later that evening we ate at a nice little restaurant that I can't remember where it is or the name - very unlike me, but was a nice evening with Laurence, Sylvain and our other friend Ruben. Unfortunately the only good photo I got was of the three of them while Sylvain was retrieving the car...so much for him or I being in the photo ;)