Au revoir Paris

Sooo... I meant for there to be a final blog post before I left France. There were just too many things left to do and so little time to do it in.

I've been back in Canada for a week. And my time in Paris already feels so far away. I've been frequently asked if I miss it. I do, coming back to freezing temperatures and 5 days of falling snow certainly didn't help! I miss the bread, the butter, the views, the walking, the endless list of things to do and see (and eat and buy). But the truth is that there were a lot of things (and especially people!) I missed at home, so coming back has been really nice.

I wanted to thank you for following me along on my journey. It was an incredible almost-year. I look forward to seeing you all in person soon!

Jen

My dernière week in Paris

It's my last week in Paris.

I have but a few more days to go, see, do, walk, bike, eat and buy my way through Paris, making sure to revisit all my favourite spots (no, they aren't all shops), finish up working, and spend the last evenings (and subsidized restaurant vouchers) at all the restaurants I've become a regular patron at (I'll miss you Bar à soupes!)

The weather has been beautiful, so Tuesday a thousand Parisians and I went to the Jardin du Luxembourg to sit in the sun and read. I'm trying to get through Paris: The Biography of a City and I can't imagine a better place to try work through the 500+ pages...though I'm not sure that at at rate I'm going I'll still be on the continent before I finish.

So expect a last post or two before I say au revoir!

Belgium

I've just returned from a mother-daughter trip to Belgium. We spent a few lovely days with family and strolled around beautiful Bruges. Eating chocolates and waffles and fries.

View from the top

My mother has arrived for a visit and it's very nice having her here. We've been walking our way across Paris day after day, no doubt wearing our shoes out - good thing you can find nice new ones here!

We spent part of this afternoon atop the Arc de Triomphe. What's at the top? Nothing. Except the view, which was great.