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Loved the Sam Szafran exhibition at Musée de L’

Loved the Sam Szafran exhibition at Musée de L’Orangerie, and Monet’s Waterlilies were amazing to see— wrapping two circular rooms. Harder to photograph, but wonderful to just enjoy.

My phone was almost dead, and I was scared to take more pictures, lest we be phoneless as we headed home. But I sure wish I could have!!! It had *just* enough juice to get us to our hotel, thankfully!

Once we got back, we were so tired of walking (and being cold) that we ordered food delivery for dinner.

We fly out very early tomorrow, but it’s been a super fun time! I’m so grateful that we could do this.

After a couple hours at the Louvre, we needed some

After a couple hours at the Louvre, we needed some refreshment, and visited a little tea salon on the other side of the Seine. We had a pot of tea and a slice of a French cheesecake— which is super light and spongy!

After that we found a famous bookstore Amelia has been dying to visit— Shakespeare & Co. There was a long line to get in, but once inside, it was so nice! Most of the books are in English, and I can’t remember the last time I got to really browse a bookstore! It was wonderful, and Amelia was in heaven.

We had to tear ourselves away for a lunch reservation, but we bought some great books and Amelia ticked that off her bucket list!

It was so cold, and going into the restaurant for lunch felt amazing— it was very small and packed and warm, and the food was very delicious. There were two insanely cute toy Pomeranians at the table with the couple behind us, and that was very entertaining.

We had walked very far already and were tired, but had more to do!

I had started with four museums on the list today, but time was passing so fast. We decided to walk to Musée de L’Orangerie, but to make it doable, we would stop at La Durée along the way. That was a really nice treat— we shared six different macarons in their tea salon. Amelia cried when she tried the rose one. (Love her!)

From there we walked the final lap to the next museum, which was awesome— but brief, since we got there just an hour before closing and had to wait in line (again). But worth it!

Well, we did so many things today! We got up early

Well, we did so many things today! We got up early and had a quick breakfast near the Louvre, and were there at 9:00 when the museum opened. It was very cold and rainy, and luckily we didn’t have to stand in line outside for long.

We got good advice from our server at breakfast to be strategic and organized with our visit, and to not expect to see everything— to really choose what’s important, and map out the visit.

It was very good advice! We stuck to the main floor and saw more than we could take in, but it was great!

This afternoon, we started off at a gluten-free pa

This afternoon, we started off at a gluten-free patisserie (@maisonplumepatisserie ), and had some wonderful treats. The cafe was so feminine, and full of women having coffee and sweets, chatting together.
We walked all over the Marais, looking at shops and people watching. It was COLD!!!
We ate dinner and headed back to the hotel early because we were just too cold to keep at it!
But we saw a lot today, and had a great time.

Tomorrow will be all about museums and major landmarks.

First half day spent in Montmartre, and we are hav

First half day spent in Montmartre, and we are having such a great time!

It’s cold, but we are prong all of the fall color and feelings!

First ever girls trip!!! Amelia and I are heading

First ever girls trip!!! Amelia and I are heading to Paris!

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a simpler meal this yea

Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a simpler meal this year, and shared it with two of Amelia’s classmates who were very excited to have this American cultural experience with us!

We’re so grateful for our good life in Spain, and at the same time we miss our family extra today. ❤️

Our souvenir from Morocco! We love this lamp so mu

Our souvenir from Morocco! We love this lamp so much, and there were so many beautiful options to choose from at the shop in Fez.

A few mor from around Asilah.

A few mor from around Asilah.

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