This is going to be a brief blog entry because we really didn't do that much outside. Our main event of the day was doing laundry; we went to the nearby SBS Laverie near our hotel. We did run into a guy named Sam from California; we had an interesting chat with him about travel and his failed attempts at having an Air BNB at his home Apparently, people destroyed it, including his TV; he even showed us pictures. Wow! It took about three hours for us to do laundry--long, hot work on a 90 degree day--and then we decided to have something to eat afterwards. So we went to a cafe called La Placette, the only thing around that was open. (We initially wanted to go to a crepe place, but they were closed.) The waiter didn't really seem to speak much English, but he seemed to understand my French pretty well. We shared a caesar salad, which had chicken in it, much to my surprise--and it had a lot of caesar dressing and a good amount of cheese! Then I got tartare de boeuf and Kerry got coquillettes de mamie (pasta with ham bits). The tartare came with fries again, of course: they LOVE their fries here. I'm also noticing that the French love to give us bread with each meal (here they gave us two baskets without having to ask). And when we ask for a carafe d'eau anywhere, it's always free, and usually comes in a colored container. I'm still not thrilled by all the outdoor eating, which inevitably means outdoor smoking nearby (although we weren't really subjected to that this time). What we were subjected to, though, was a hornet that wouldn't leave us alone until Kerry killed it. I'm so glad he did because I have passed out from bee stings and they are very painful! I remember getting stung once at Nick's house....I hurt all day long. 55 euros for the meal, including a slight tip. (Here, service is included, so we don't really add on that much extra; we just round up a bit.)
Afterwards, we went back to the hotel. Kerry took a nap and I worked on an article for my sabbatical portfolio. Yeah, I know....why am I doing work on my vacation? Well, I don't want to be inundated with everything when I get back. It will just be too much. Later Kerry went to get some water and chocolate, and we just hung out. It was nice to have a low-key day.
I think we will likely go to Sacre-Coeur tomorrow. It's free, so that's one good thing.
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