Paris Good Eats

Besides over-priced cafes, crepes, gelato, pastries, and bread ... we did have two meals worth mentioning while in Paris. The first, Relais de l'Entrecote (thank you Debbie) serves only Steak and Fries and is a local (and tourist) favorite. It was great ... be prepared to arrive early and wait in line.

The other fine eating experience we had in Paris was at the Four Season, George V.

Even the taxi ride to the hotel was lavish - every high-end designer store in Paris is on this street.

Darling Anne sang "it's a small world after all" the whole ride ... kind of cute, she thought we were in Disneyland the entire time we were in Paris ... actually very fitting if you think about it.

We met my extended family here for lunch - "uncle" Patrick and "Aunt" Debra hosted a family gathering at a chateau in Normandy, and coincidentally we overlapped time for lunch in Paris.
My 90 year old grandma, her sister Ida Lee, and her brother Charles (and his wife).
I was proud of Anne for exercising extreme self-control by refraining to touch, or get in, the fountain.

With Great-Grandma Darling in Paris

Can you believe my grandma is 90, looks this good, and still travels internationally?! I am so amazed by her.

And - who should be sitting a couple of tables over, but Roger Federer (this picture is for you Amy:)) and his wife ... the day before he lost the French Open.

Did you know he is the highest paid international athlete, and made 62 million last year? I told you it was high society eating!

However, far more valuable than Federed ...

Priceless:)

Cute Kids

I, like many parents, am partial to our children and think they are just about as cute as they come. Still, while in Paris, I was surprised how often people would stop and take pictures of our kids. I even snapped a couple of pictures of some of the people who took pictures of our girls.

Here is a lady taking a picture with Mary - her bows (and that backpack!) do draw attention.

A man taking pictures of Ella. I sort of felt like saying, "turn around buddy, Sacre-Coeur is to your right, and a view of Paris is on your left." But, alas, I too am partial to Ella, so can't blame him for wanting her in his family's album.

And little Anne captured many hearts (and lenses). If these people were impressed with Anne drinking water, they would have really gotten a kick out of her chasing pigeons - far more darling than Notre Dame. The best part of when other tourist take pictures of Anne is that she usually scowls, or glares, at them ... rarely smiles ... and they just snap away.

What do these people intend on doing with the pictures they take of our little ones, I wonder ... "here's a random little girl from our holiday in Paris we took a picture with"? And doesn't it make you curious about how many random albums you (or your family members) are in as by-standards? I think this is a great topic for a screen-play.