Cem Partie II

Friday was a beautiful day. The sun came out and was making the tiniest shadows in our wall. Our plan for the first part of the day was to venture into lots of little shops... and we succeeded, taking some great things with us on the way. It was so warm that we had no need or desire to metro anywhere and we didn't, but we walked around the 2nd and 3rd arrondisements enjoying the warm weather and good company.




Spotted on Rue Tiquetonne.



B&W versus Y&B.



Postcard writing after having sandwich/soup at Cosi, a luchtime favorite on Rue de Seine.







After the daily activities, a big couscous dinner at the house... we ventured once again into the streets but this time, heading further north to Strasbourg-Saint Denis. Line 8 felt as long as usual, and a bit of nostalgia hit me when we got down at what used to be my stop for the past 4 months.

















Neighborhood-wise, Faubourg St. Denis is stellar, and despite the square meter limitations we had, I still find myself wanting to change so badly that wall we now look at for the precious view we used to have. But Bastille with all its trashiness is definitely a better choice for us, since the apartment in itself is so lovely and hyggeligt.

Anyways, after taking a long stare at the Porte we walked to Chez Jeannette we we had some drinks. The place was packed and Sam managed to charm the DJ so much that she stared at him through the glass when we were leaving, asking him to come back.

He scored some cool points there, no doubt.



Stolen pictures from Chez Jeannette website.

Mind-blowing.





We then went to Annie's place in Chateau d'Eau and hung out for a while. We decided to walk home and it was probably one of the best decisions I've taken in a while. Haha, yes. This city should be walked, and walked by night. When it's silent, when you can stop and stare and don't bump into people, when you can separate the sound of your own footsteps from other sounds. It was an incredible walk back home and that made me have just the best sleep ever. Next morning, wake up to have sooooo much incredible food and good conversation at Le Pain Quotidien, not bad.