This Week in Paris

Wowee wowee wow - most visitors ever!

Thursday, Eden (Maggie's sister) and JP (Eden's man) arrived. They're staying with us.

On NYE, we served quiche (mushroom, red onion, tomato, spinach) to not only Eden and JP but also Emi and Jules, who were just in town for a few day, and who did not stay with us. Emi lived with Eden and Maggie for more than a year through a Japan-US foreign exchange program, married Jules about a month ago, and now lives in England.

Emi, showing off a spice that Maggie's mom sent Eden and JP

Last but certainly not least, my mom (Joy) and my quasi-second mom Cathy arrived on New Year's Day, and we've been aggressively traipsing Paris, pillaging the city for its fine food and cultural/historical offerings.

Cathy and Mom at the Cathedral of Chartres, which we visited Saturday, and about which I'll post more soon.

Funtimes so far: another fabulous dinner at Fish La Boissonnerie and a decent dinner at Coq Ming (Belleville Chinese joint), Christmas decorations at Printemps and Galeries Lafayette, a visit to the Musée du Moyen Age, strolls around the Sorbonne, through the Tuileries, and in the Marais, a few choice bus rides, our daytrip to Chartres.

Funtimes to come: visits to St. Chapelle, the Conciergerie, Notre Dame, the Louvre, Musées d'Orsay and Rodin, tea and pastries at Ladurée, tea-shopping at Mariage Frères, crêpes somewhere not-food-poisining-inducing, ice cream and tarte tatin at Berthillon Glace, walks through Montmartre, the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, the Champs Elysées, and of course a trip up the Eiffel Tower.

It's going to (continue to) be a great week!