Open Air Dining

More tables and chairs outside! It's as if every restaurant and cafe features outdoor dining. It's a good thing that the sidewalks are wider here than they are back home so they can accommodate this.Les mer
More tables and chairs outside! It's as if every restaurant and cafe features outdoor dining. It's a good thing that the sidewalks are wider here than they are back home so they can accommodate this.Les mer
We finally found real French croissants! These were in the window of Le Croissant, a small pastry shop that looks kind of like the French version of Dunkin Donuts. It's too bad that we filled up onLes mer
These newsstands are on nearly every corner, at least in the very small part of Paris that we've seen so far. These stands seem very well stocked, selling much more than just newspapers and magazines.Les mer
Take away crepes? This is definitely something for us! I'm glad that this place is right across the street from our hotel because I think we'll be stopping by here very often. Since they do take awayLes mer
I love having a metro stop right outside the door of our hotel. It makes it so easy and convienent to get around Paris. Our stop is Grands Boulevards and it's on lines 8 and 9.
I love french fries and the Belgian frites style of fries are the best! This place is right across the street from our hotel. I'm definitely going to be eating here at least once while we're here.Les mer
After wandering around the neighborhood for a bit, we returned to our hotel to regroup and relax for a bit. The time difference was really taking it's toll on us!
Our hotel room is kind of small byLes mer
Here's the view from the window of our hotel room. I was hoping for something a bit more inspiring, like possibly the Eiffel Tower but no such luck. It could be worse, I suppose. We could just beLes mer
Here's another look at our hotel room, from the other side. There's not a lot of spare room, but it's enough for the two of us. We're going to be comfortable here, I think. This will be home for theLes mer