Titleless Tuesday

This is now my favorite breakfast, I really need to do something like this at home even though it won't involve a real Parisian baguette. Seriously, hot chocolate with bread and butter, that's just good!


We just had to take a self-portrait at the beginning of the day before we look all worn and washed out.


While Michelle and I went downstairs to buy some more Metro tickets, Max entertained Eva by checking out the wide selection of animal postcards (what the?) at the stationery store next to the apartment. Oh how I'd love to live next to a stationery store in real life...of course, my studio houses an inventory that rivals most stationery stores so maybe I just need to work on displaying it better.


Everyone in Paris wears scarves, so they are for sale in every shop in the city. Max was modeling the most popular way to wear them, especially for men, and looked so grown up I had him pose for this picture. By the way, we have seen some men wearing pink scarves and floral scarves here! I may have to pick one up for Randy.


We love how the bus lulls Eva to sleep, we just wish she would stay asleep for awhile after we get off the bus. (Michelle knitted this darling scarf for Eva.)


I was so taken with the area we were in and the surrounding fall foliage I couldn't hide my happiness.


I think Utah could benefit from more landscape planning and planting; it's going to be hard to go home after seeing rows of trees like this all over the city.

I adore Metro signs like this.

Our destination for the day was a small museum housing many Monet paintings. We weren't allowed to take pictures in the museum so we checked our bags and coats into the coat check and were able to wander the museum unencumbered. I'd still rather be able to take pictures, but it was definitely nice not to be carrying such a load.


The museum is in this old "house" which was huge and beautiful inside. I could totally imagine ladies in their fancy ball gowns descending the long winding stair case as they came down to dine for the evening. I have seen so many Mr. Higglybottom movies and am completely smitten by them all.


Eva cooperated during our visit to the museum due to the promise of visiting a park afterward. They have such wonderful parks here (those this picture is no indication of that) surrounded by benches for wearing tourists like me.


Michelle read a book on her iTouch and I wrote 4 postcards during our very pleasant visit to the park.

Une petite self-portrait on the park bench.

As we walked back to the bus stop I was snapping pictures like crazy. Everything here looks like art to me, whether it's other people's dirty dishes or not, it's picturesque.


We had to replenish our bodies, so we stopped at a bakery. I opted for a regular croissant this time, but Max had a pastry and Michelle and Eva had a cookie.

This was the lovely view while we stood waiting for our bus.

I love this photo Michelle took while we were waiting for our bus. I had a whole rigmarole going on with my purse slung across my shoulder, my camera strap and my necklace.

We saw this crap-covered car along the way, good heavens what did this person do to the pigeons?? This looks like revenge to me! I haven't seen any car washes in Paris.


I love this picture of Max and Eva on the bus (Lucas didn't go with us this day) admiring the blue carousel across from The Eiffel Tower...she hasn't been on that one yet.

**Do you love it when trees are aligned like these?
Do you send postcards on trips?
What do you think of the pigeons' revenge?
Do you like wearing a scarf?**

Comment Window Tidbit: I've had a luxuriously long trip, but now the clock is ticking for Monday's early-morning departure and I'm not ready to go!