Settling in to Paris

 April 18, 2025

We settled in to our little apartment and spent the 16th wandering around Paris, walking 6 miles with plenty of rest stops along the way.  We are so close to so many things.  The Jardin des Tuileries, the garden associated with the Louvre  took up a good portion of the day.   

Walked by the Pont Neuf

The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel below: (it’s not the big Arc de Triomphe)

Enjoyed a spring garden

And spent a lot of time watching children launch little sailboats

 And then strolled to the Place de la Concorde

There is art everywhere

We ate dinner in a little café around the corner - good food but likely won’t return.

Yesterday was our orientation day for The Good Life Abroad.  That’s the company/program taking care of us here in Paris.  They provide the apartment, general support and arrange group activities 3 days a week. We are a cohort of 14 with Alex de Villiers as our local guide/coordinator.  Most folks are in our age group and seem quite interesting.  We spent the evening with a couple from our group who are from North Carolina.  Theirs is a HUGE apartment.  I actually préfère our little place as it’s cozy and so well situated.  Just around the corner we have a patisserie, boulangerie, green grocer, cheese shop, butcher shop etc. and many cafés.  It’s noisy, in a good way, and full of life.

Today we walked to the large MonoPrix just a few blocks away and bought some general supplies.  This afternoon will be spent at the Georges Pompidou museum with who knows what after that!

à demain!