Things have been quiet on the blog but quite busy here in Paris. We're in the midst of moving to our new apartment and making a lovely home for our little family. Although we won't miss our old apartment (let's just say it was "quaint") we will definitely miss our old neighborhood. It was so charming that it was almost unreal.
Our metro stop:
Merlin's favorite place to pee was Picasso's former abode:
(As they say, everyone's a critic.)
This little bit of vineyard (which dates back to the Middle Ages) is one of the most picturesque spots in Montmartre:
We'll always remember attending Christmas mass here, and celebrating New Year's Eve here overlooking Paris:
Fortunately, we've moved to an equally beautiful, although totally different, part of Paris: the Latin Quarter. Within minutes of our new place you'll find the park where Jake and I go strolling in the afternoon, the Jardin des Plantes:
la rue Mouffetard, where we go to market:
and where we go walking in the morning with Dad and Dog, the Jardin du Luxembourg:
as well as the library where Mom will be writing the last chapter of her dissertation (and revising all the other ones!), the Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève:
and, finally, another remarkable Paris monument, the Pantheon:
I'm sure we'll be nostalgic for Montmartre, but we're also very excited about our new life on the Left Bank. We're real expats now!
Photo credits:
http://images.france-for-visitors.com/images/supersize/paris-quartier-latin.jpg
http://www.linternaute.com/paris/magazine/diaporama/06/visites-audio/pocketvox/1.shtml
http://www.joewiebe.com/images/mouffetard.jpg
http://picharotte.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/jardin-des-plantes-paris0030.jpg
http://www.falundafa-fr.org/pratiquer-en-france/jardin-du-luxembourg/
http://fr.structurae.de/photos/index.cfm?JS=25750
http://moyenvic.graindesel.free.fr/IMG/jpg/Dome_pantheon_paris.jpg
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