We flew out this Monday night and arrived Tuesday afternoon. After a short 12 hour nap we were up and looking at apartments all Wednesday. We think we found one, but more on that when we move in, hopefully Friday.
Mary starts work on Monday so in the meantime we have been exploring the city. Yesterday we visited the Musee D'Orsay and today Montmartre. On Thursday Dave insisted on visiting a local game shop but jet lag pretty much wiped us out after that and we didn't too much until we met one of Mary's coworkers at a restaurant. There we were serenaded by a quite good country/southern-rock band, save for the occasional lyric that slipped into spirited humming.
The city is actually fairly small so we have been walking pretty much everywhere. It would be super easy if the streets weren't so crazy for two people used to New York's convenient grid system or the signs where in English. Dave picked up an audio dictionary and an offline map of Paris which have already proved helpful. Mary's French has proved very serviceable and she coaches Dave so he gets a giddy thrill asking for "l'eau' in French.
Mary starts work on Monday so in the meantime we have been exploring the city. Yesterday we visited the Musee D'Orsay and today Montmartre. On Thursday Dave insisted on visiting a local game shop but jet lag pretty much wiped us out after that and we didn't too much until we met one of Mary's coworkers at a restaurant. There we were serenaded by a quite good country/southern-rock band, save for the occasional lyric that slipped into spirited humming.
The city is actually fairly small so we have been walking pretty much everywhere. It would be super easy if the streets weren't so crazy for two people used to New York's convenient grid system or the signs where in English. Dave picked up an audio dictionary and an offline map of Paris which have already proved helpful. Mary's French has proved very serviceable and she coaches Dave so he gets a giddy thrill asking for "l'eau' in French.
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| Dave in front of Notre Dame |
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| Dave and Mary on the Seine with Ile de la Cite in the background |
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| Mary at Montmarte |
Don't stay away from Hoboken to long. Damn it, I miss you.
ReplyDeleteDon't let them pretend they don't know english. They scream 'Help' pretty clearly when the Kaiser is on the march.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're off to a good start and have visited some great places already! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI think that you need to rename your blog "Two Americans in Paris"
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you two are doing well :) I have internet now!!!!!!!!!!