Poet Homes and King Cribs

Château and gardens of Versailles

Finally fully recovered from a tiny bug that's been going around, figured it's time I do a recap on the week I skipped–that is, to the extent to which I remember. A few highlights: snuck a few peeks at the Tour de France cyclists on their way through avenue Champs Elysées; had tea and pastries at the mosque tea house featured in Paris, Je t'aime; had a relatively cheap and tasty 3-course traditional French dinner at La Maison de Verlaine in the Latin Quarter; revisited the Palais Garnier, this time on a guided tour; did laundry for the first time ever; spent a very sweaty day in Versailles a bit underwhelmed but with excellent company; watched The Dark Knight Rises in a very poorly ventilated movie theater; had sushi and Mexican food, and some of Angelina's famous hot chocolate and a strawberry and rhubarb tart; and splurged 10 euros on a pretty friggen awesome ride at the Jardin des Tuileries. I can't believe we're now 4/5 the way through our trip. I don't think I'm quite ready to leave yet–not that I won't be happy to be home but five weeks is not nearly enough time for all there is to do and see in Paris.