We are just wrapping up another day of sitting in the park, eating great food  and generally doing nothing; it is pretty much what everyone’s idea of vacation is. We love Paris and we’ll return, but it’s hard to leave. We came here with one solid plan, go see Versailles. We didn’t make it. We have been trying to get out there for 6 trips spread over 12 years and we just can’t seem to pull ourselves away from our little corner of the city.  I think if you look close enough you’ll see a shallow groove that Laura and I have worn into the sidewalk between the park and Rue Mouffetard. “Maybe we’ll make it out to Versailles next time,” we told ourselves on the day we decided not to go, but seriously, we are not going to make it out there next time either.

Even though we missed out on Versailles, again, it really was a great trip. For the first three days we walked an average of 15,000 steps (7+ miles) a day and then mellowed out to around 11,000 steps a day.  (Thanks for that info Fitbit.) I don’t think we came even close to walking off those eclairs and cheese crepes though. In fact half of those steps were walking from the crepe shop to the patisserie to the gelato shop to the…I’m sure you get the idea.

One fun bonus on this trip was that we met up with a couple  friends from work that were in London and took the Eurostar over for the day.  We had the chance to show them around our little neighborhood, grab a bite to eat and then grab another bite to eat.  Out of the six trips here we’ve met up with friends on five of those trips.

Paris is a city to be shared with friends and family and every time we’ve been here with friends we’ve loved it.  See you in Paris soon.

Cory’s in Paris!

We sat in this nice little park behind Notre Dame for the first time. If you can find a bench that pigeons have used over and over for a toilet, it’s a great place to sit and people watch.

Someone else enjoying the beauty of the park.

Walking through the park.

Wait, it was too cold outside this morning…breakfast in bed instead.

Just trying to give you an example of the scale of this public exhibit.

My version of a perfect day in the park.

Laura’s version of a perfect day in the park.

Breakfast on the balcony.

Inside the Saint Medard’s Church.

Thanks for the photo, Cory!

I found myself holding a cup like this on more than one occasion.

Picnic on the balcony.

This particular item wins the award for the most interesting food item.

Yes, this is a foie gras éclair and yes, it was really good.

I can’t say no to a (or many) macaroons.

I love this about the Jardin du Luxembourg, big, beautiful prints down one entire side of the park.

It would be wrong not to include a picture of Eiffel Tower, right?

Just your local city park in Paris.

This gentleman knows how to enjoy the park.