Jet lag recovery still a work in progress ... Yesterday, we had a lovely afternoon in Paris, mostly wandering around the Left Bank and Ile de Cite. Lunch at a typical French bistro, toured Notre Dame, purchased macarons at an incredible confectioner, then drinks and snacks at Le Deux Magots, which was a favorite hangout of literary types like Camus, Balzac, and Hemingway. I'll download pictures later.
Cab ride in from CDG was interesting - not just because the driver took us on a long, convoluted route (trying to give us a tour of the city, right?) but because of an encounter at a traffic light. A rather scruffy-looking pedestrian crossed in front of our cab, while we were stopped for the red light, and motioned at a large bus and at our cab to "stop." The driver began shaking his head "no," as if he was not going to stop, and the pedestrian began to argue with him (while our traffic was still stopped). Finally, after the pedestrian was safely across the street, the driver said in French-tinged English, "Eet ees a beet early to be so drunk." (It was 2:00 p.m.)
This morning we had a perfect petit dejeuner in the hotel, and are now heading out for some shopping. (I'll hit the tourist spots later with Jamie, but I know he won't want to shop so I'm getting that done with Kathy, who is fluent not only in the French language but in French retail as well.)
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