We arrived in Paris Tuesday afternoon and were picked up at the Gare de Lyon by Chantal et Andre, Sarah's Aunt and Uncle. Gare de Lyon was one of my favorite buildings in Paris though we can't take credit for these photos found on google. We stayed with Chantal and Andre in their apartment in Champigny sur Marne, southeast of Paris' city limits. Can you see it on the map? Just west of there is Maison-Alfort, where Sarah was born and where her parents lived for a couple years. I really enjoyed running through Maison-Alfort and imaging my wife as a newborn.
May 1st is a holiday in France, as well as Chantal's birthday, so we had a good time lounging around eating cake and other great food. I met Sarah's cousin Julia and her family, as well as Andre's brother and friend. His brother is a very talented singer/guitar player. Andre made these beautiful couch covers! You know that I generally don't get excited about stuff like that, but these were particularly impressive. We had great conversations about the upcoming election (in which Nicholas Sarkozy beat Segolene Royal later that week) and soccer, in which Liverpool beat Chelsea later than night to earn the right to play Milan in the european championship game on May 23rd. It was great, food, music, politics and sports!
We arrived in Paris Tuesday afternoon and were picked up at the Gare de Lyon by Chantal et Andre, Sarah's Aunt and Uncle. Gare de Lyon was one of my favorite buildings in Paris though we can't take credit for these photos found on google. We stayed with Chantal and Andre in their apartment in Champigny sur Marne, southeast of Paris' city limits. Can you see it on the map? Just west of there is Maison-Alfort, where Sarah was born and where her parents lived for a couple years. I really enjoyed running through Maison-Alfort and imaging my wife as a newborn.
May 1st is a holiday in France, as well as Chantal's birthday, so we had a good time lounging around eating cake and other great food. I met Sarah's cousin Julia and her family, as well as Andre's brother and friend. His brother is a very talented singer/guitar player. Andre made these beautiful couch covers! You know that I generally don't get excited about stuff like that, but these were particularly impressive. We had great conversations about the upcoming election (in which Nicholas Sarkozy beat Segolene Royal later that week) and soccer, in which Liverpool beat Chelsea later than night to earn the right to play Milan in the european championship game on May 23rd. It was great, food, music, politics and sports!
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