Paris Day One

Paris, more beautiful than you can imagine.

What I’ve come to realize is that you can’t rely on decades old misconceptions that get repeated by dumb people.

People have been extremely friendly. You greet people with a Bonjour and a smile and you get the same back.

The cheese, the wine. Oh my goodness.

We’re staying in a beautiful apartment next to the Museo d’Orsay on the left bank. The city is laid out with large structures like the Arc de Triumph, Louvre and Eifel Tower that if you look up you can pretty much get your bearings pretty easily.

We took a double decker tour bus the first day which was a good idea as far as learning the lay of the land and seeing how many of the big sights are laid out.

I think we went to four different cafés yesterday- all fantastic. Coffees are small and delicious. Have yet to see a to-go cup. Out our door within two blocks we could probably go to a different one each day for a month.

So much to see. Time to get some coffee and get day 2 started.

Please forgive any spelling errors – there was wine yesterday. Lots and lots of wine😉