Up, Down, All Around Sunday, 18 March, 2007
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Up, down and all around- my past week and a half in a nutshell. Maple came to visit during her Spring Break, which was real nice. I went to pick her up Wednesday afternoon and then we were off!
Wednesday: Lunch of crêpes at Crêperie des Arts, in the Latin Quarter. Very near my school. Met Hui at Shakespeare and Co.. I went off to class and Maple and Hui went off together. Dinner at Higuma with one of my classmates and Maple- excellent Japanese food, excellent company.
Thursday: Early morning class. Met Maple after some research in library for a presentation. ZY joined us at Rose Bakery for lunch. It was a sunny day. On to Pierre Hermé where we bought superb macaroons. Like the vanilla-olive one. YUM. On to Galeries Lafayette for a spot of shopping. Then we had dinner at the Eiffel Tower on a bench. Disappointed that the lawn in front of the Eiffel is now cordoned off. Open it up for picnics again, please!
Friday: Maple went off to the museums on her own. I stayed in to plan my April trip (I have a fortnight’s worth of vacation then, see.) The most difficult trip planned to date. Man. It’ll be totally cool, though! Though I must do a shitload of work before leaving. Went to the supermarket. Went for a run in the park. Cooked a yumyum Chinese dinner for me and Maple and ZY.
Saturday: Wonderful day. Boulangepicier for brunch- the most marvellous sandwiches and desserts. Denise Acabo for the famous Bernachon chocolates and some bergamottes from Nancy. To Montmartre, where I read my EU book in a cafe while Maple climbed up to Sacre-Coeur. On then to Berthillon on the little island on the Seine River. Saw my dream home on said little island. Berthillon is where the best ice-creams and sorbets can be had. We really enjoyed our choices. On to Les Passages Couverts, this 19th century shopping arcade covered by a glass ceiling- very cute. Dinner at Leon de Bruxelles- pots of mussels and some fries. Slurp, smack lips, lick fingers.
Sunday: Market at La Rue Mouffetard. Brunch at Le Pain Quotidien. A walkabout in the market, where we bought roasted potatoes to eat there and then. Also bought seafood for making dinner that evening. I went home to get some work done while Maple went off for some more exploring. A gorgeous gorgeous day. We had a sumptuous dinner that Maple cooked. Looked at Maple’s photos from her trips this year. Tried to get some more work done while Maple flipped through magazines.
Monday: I went off to school and Maple went off to the airport. (It was lovely to have you here, dear! The best of luck for the rest of your last semester.)
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It’s been quite an up-and-down week since then. I don’t know what it is. A mixture of things, surely. Post-menstrual syndrome, a lot of work, the thought of leaving soon, amongst many many others. What do I do when I feel down? I go running. And dancing. Running to clear my head, dancing to let go. Running I’ve been doing on a regular basis for the past few weeks, which is very good, because I hadn’t done so for months and I really do enjoy it. Now that the weather is more forgiving, it’s nice to go out and move to Skyrock fm music (they are now overplaying Beyonce’s Irreplaceable, Vitaa’s A Fleur de Toi, Fergie’s Fergalicious, Faf Larage’s Ta Meuf… … but I like them all, so I’m happy with the station) from my handphone. Dancing I did last night. Cafe Oz! This place gives you a natural high. Might also be the alcohol and the second-hand smoke, but it’s really the atmosphere that does it, I say. Went with Celine and Hui and ZY- we had a grand time. Took the first train back and crashed from 7 to 4 after nearly falling asleep showering- 9 hours of sleep is excellent, don’t you think? My legs are aching from shaking my booty (hahaha) in high high heels. Oh I forgot to include one more remedy to feeling down. Shopping! Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a shopping haven. Even the Monoprix supermarket there is nicer than the others around the city. Will so miss it when I leave my lover city.
Anyway, I was thinking I should try to write here daily. There are things (mundane and interesting alike) I do and see in Paris everyday that get lost in my sweeping posts. It would be nice to read them and remember them later on. Look out for more frequent posts, d’accord?
(How was the Rachael Yamagata concert! Tell me tell me!)
the concert was great – her voice cracked a bit though. her conversations with the audience were hilarious. All in all a good night.
Wish wish I was there. Bah. Thanks bunny! I think it’s funny that you’ve taken to calling yourself bunny(:
Mummmm mummmm…. I would like your week of eating. It sounds good.
yes yes…love the eating…love the company even more! Thanks darling!
I’ll post a review about the concert but I thought the setlist was awesome. I think the reason why she is so endearing is because she seemed so genuinely surprised to know she had so many fans here and she was so human, genuine and down-to-earth. And so freely admitting that she fucks up.
She says she’ll definitely come back though so who knows?
Zihua- You would! We planned it perfectly… not too much each day. A fine balance.
leaf- Chomp chomp chomp. It was great to be out and about in Paris with you, my dear!
zaki- I love her even more now!