After Rome we had one afternoon to recuperate before our Coronado friends, Beth & Bill, arrived. They found an old, charming apartment on Ile St. Louis. It's been our kid drop off zone and resting spot between marathon walking expeditions. So far we have gone out to a few memorable meals including dinner at the very old La Petite Chaise and a tapas-style happy hour(s) at the Anthony Bourdain recommended L'Avant-Comptoir. We also booked another bike tour with Amber at Bike About Tours. It was a very cold day but we all had the best time riding through the quiet backstreets of Paris and learning some new things. Last night we had a wine class at O Chateau where we learned some new things about French wines and sampled some really good ones. Today, we plan on having a true Thanksgiving in our apartment. We shopped for some of our provisions yesterday and will be chefing it up all day today. Hoping you all have things to be thankful for and are surrounded by friends and family. Cheers!
Our street in Rome, Via Margutta. |
Piazza del Popolo |
The Vatican |
Neapolitan happy hour hand delivered by David and Maria and their darling boys |
Maria's eggplant parmesan |
Mortadella for 'bologne boys' |
smoked mozzarella |
Dance party!!! |
Chestnuts roasting |
Trevi Fountain in the rain |
Back to Paris. Dinner at La Petite Chaise...
Wally and Nicola, our hilarious waiters at La Petite Chaise. |
La Porte du soir |
Pont Marie - my bridge |
Place de Vosges |
Touring with the amazing Amber again |
Most expensive restaurant in Paris. 800-1200 euros for dinner for 2 not counting drinks!!! |
Arche de Carrousel |
biking around the Louvre - priceless |
L'Avant Comptoir |
Anchois for Beth |
Awww |
Prepping for Thanksgiving |
Tea shopping |
Centre Pompidou |
Place Vendome |
Wine class |