Back in Paris

Well, neither of us have blogged in a couple days so I guess it's about time. Maybe we've got blogger's fatigue? I'm here at Alex' apartment, drinking my morning cafe and I just realized this is the first time I've been alone in over 2 weeks. James headed out to the Louvre this morning (I've been and didn't really want to go again) and Alex had to work. I have to admit it's kind of nice to have a moment to myself, even though I've had a wonderful time traveling with James. We're gonna meet back up around noon.

So we went to Normandy and Omaha beach area on Saturday. We wandered around another sea town called St. Lo and had a great 4 course seafood meal by the water. James and I had a scallop pate and salmon in a mustard sauce...very tasty. Unfortunately, Marie had mussels and got a touch of food poisoning later in the day. She still wasn't feeling great on sunday.

Being at Omaha beach was quite powerful to me. I didn't realize the French had left many of the pontoons laying on the beach where they had fallen. The day was pretty overcast and foggy, but apparently on clear days you can see them for MILES in all directions. It may also be the longest stretch of beach I've ever seen. It just keeps going for what seems forever until you hit the water. When high tide comes in, many of the pontoons do go underwater and they're decaying away. I was also odd to see children playing around these old pontoons, knowing the history. I guess eventually, things just get back to "normal" in a sense.

Yesterday (Sunday) we had a pretty quiet day. James and I went down to Jardin du Luxembourg in the morning to see the gardens and also to see an outdoor photo expedition that's on the gates there. It was a beautiful warm day it was a great show. We then went with Alex to his parents' house for his grandmother's birthday. It was really nice for me to see all his family, except his dad unfortunately! It's difficult since they don't speak english, and my french frankly sucks. But I have always liked his parents, so it was great for me.

OK, I've got to get myself moving. I found a Little Prince store in Paris and that's my activity for the morning while James is at the Louvre! I'm gonna have to keep myself in check because I LOVE that story and I think I could go a bit crazy!