Lazy Sunday

Posted: February 11th, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: travel | 1 Comment »

We woke up and had eggs and croissants for breakfast. Afterwards, Tracey and I decided to go for a walk in the neighborhood. It was sprinkling, but we walked over by where the French Open is played. There was a ton of practice courts, but really there wasn’t a lot of things to see from the outside.

A bit further down the block, we walked into what seemed like a garden. We stumbled upon what we think is a pretty cool place in the suburbs of Paris – the Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil. Surprisingly, we found a ton of greenhouses and spent some time walking around. It was a great place to spend some time during a rainy day, and it was fairly quiet.

Afterwards, we did some research for the rest of our trip. We’ve figured out that we will stay in a hotel in brussels for a night and we are trying to get rooms in B+Bs for the rest of the week. The only things left to figure out are our trains in Belgium and our return trip to Paris.

For dinner, we stopped in “to take some coffee” with some friends Tracey made during her jewelry browsing. They are a really amazing couple who live on a houseboat right underneath the Pont de St. Cloud! What amazing French hospitality…they had the biggest spread of French breads, croissants, and cakes. They both spoke English very well, and were gracious hosts.

Their houseboat was beautiful! I wish I had taken some photographs, but I would have felt awkward. The inside of the ship, a former vegetable shipping vessel, had the original Frigidaire doors for the coolers. They had an amazing chandalier that swayed slightly when big ships cruised by. And they had the best book library and bookcases I’ve ever seen. The whole ship looked like a floating loft space. Since both of them are in creative businesses, they both have really good design sense.

We spent a few hours drinking tea from Mariage Freres. I’d really like to stop and see that shop and buy some tea to bring back with me. We had the “Marco Polo” and it was a black tea that was very fruity. I love coffee but I am really beginning to get into tea.

Since I will be travelling in Belgium for the next few days, I may not be able to post until I get back, unless I find a cybercafe.

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