Laowai

Well our time in Paris came to end quickly and now we are in Barcelona. We discovered that it’s not a bad thing to get lost in Paris but it is easy to do. You can’t navigate by a few big imposing churches and monuments because there are big imposing things to see in every direction. The people of Paris really do walk around with long loaves of bread tucked gunder their arms. We had some of that delicous bread and the amount of butter we indulged in makes us blush. After living in super clean Zurich it was eye opening to see a gritty city – but somehow it feels more real and alive than Switzerland. The architecture seemed to be all about piling decoration on top of more decoration and then guilding it a bit. We had a great time just walking and looking around ’till my feet ached. And when we got back to our hotel the resident cat was often waiting in the lobby and I got to scratch him behind the ears.

Here’s where we had our favorite meal. The best meals come out of the tiniest places.

Brian added to his collection of photos with opera houses:

We happened upon a movie being made. All those people are extras and we were asked to stay out of view while traffic was stopped and they filmed the scene. I can’t understand why they didn’t want a couple very attractive tennis shoe wearing, camera toting tourists in the scene???

When in Rome… well, I haven’t been there but, when in Paris you wear a scarf – even if it’s nearly 80 degrees out. Here I am wearing the scarf I bought at the market, admiring the Eiffel tower.

As we walked I sometimes reached in my pocket and fingered a tiny polka dot barrette. My girls are never far from my thoughts.