I don’t have much time to write today, but I will give a rundown of what we did yesterday.

First we woke pretty early and went to the largest open air market in Paris which is at the Bastille Monument. There were so many things to buy (i.e. crabs, jewelry, vegetables, and an oddly eery collection of dolls). I wanted to make something for dinner, but I was having a hard time coming up with ideas since there was so many possibilities and our kitchen is a bit limited. I decided to make a huge salad. I bought apples, pears, strawberries, raspberries, radishes, some weird lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, and mushrooms. We didn’t actually eat it until midnight (a true European dinner), but it was delicious, so fresh. The reason we didn’t eat this until so late is that I made eggs for Tsany and me that morning. Then later in the afternoon we went to the Jewish area for some falafel. I tried making my own falafel once and it turned out ok, but we heard great things about this place from many people so we had to check it out. It was pretty AMAZING! It really hit the spot, a lot of fresh vegetables with awesome pita bread. I might have to get some more before I leave. They definitely had a “soup nazi” thing going on where you stand in line, this random man who looks like he could be a bum or an abercrombie model takes your money, gives you a ticket, and you hope that you didn’t just give a non-employee of this place your money.

We spent the rest of the day going into shops and trying to find some clothes for Tsany, but they were way out of her price range. We sat in a lot of parks and tried to lead a Parisian life the best we could. We sat at this really secluded, non touristy cafe and I had a beer, while Tsana had a Perrier, it was really nice.

We saw that the line for Notre Dame was fairly short so we decided to do that quickly. Tsana and I both agree that the outside is much better than the inside. Notre Dame in Montreal seemed to have a more ornate style inside, but this could have been masked here by all the people. We actually walked in and took the tour during mass – and yes, it was as boring in French as in English, but crowded nevertheless.

Later on at night we tried to take a boat cruise, but the boat we were about to board was only a one decker, so we decided to leave and try another day. We want to be able to sit on the second floor and have a really nice view. This is also where we saw a couple of annoying Americans fighting with a staff member about something or other – they give Americans a bad name (not like we need any help).

Well that’s all for now. We will hopefully add more onto this when we have more time.