I started off the day early, 6:30 to make it to the OR by 7:30 to work with Dr.CL colleague, Dr N. It was tough rolling out of bed while all else slept, but I didn't want to look lazy. So out, I slithered, and took the Metro to the usual am hiked spot. It all went swimmingly especially receptive group today. Dr N. had a first assistant, who is delightful, and the circulator was American, Ellen, but in Paris for 17 years! And guess what, knows my friend Pat, the plastic surgeon!! WOW!! We finished 5 cases by 1:30, crazy fast. Apparently at the private hospital the patients choses to make up the difference, rather than at a public hospital, and the pace is much quicker, from getting care booked to the time to get the care. When you are not feeling so well you can go into this fabulous garden for recovery. All were out soaking up the sunshine, given our recent persistent deluge.
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| St JeanDieu |
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| Garden |
I met Mom and Erin in the Tuileries. They had tried to go to Jeu de Paume to learn about the Nazi art transactions, but apparently there was little information. We soaked up the sunshine around the fountain with the toy boats and then ambled to the 178 to change for High Tea at the Hotel Crillon. On the way mom picked up her macarons for friends at home from the famous La Duree. A quick change and a metro hop and we were in the lobby of The Crillon Hotel from the 1770's. Designed by Soufflot, the same architectect that designed the Pantheon. We had Marie Antoinette tea, an assortment of finger sandwiches and an assortment of desserts. So many desserts came with we had to take some out. I splurged and finished with a champagne. It was "my" birthday celebration, after-all. We whiled away at least 90 minutes, reminding ourselves to slow down and enjoy the setting. Mom did spy Senator Dodd of CT as he arrived. After the loo break we toured just the first level, while Erin shuddered, Mom what are we doing here... quite grand and lovely.
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| Hotel Crillon at Pl concorde |
I wasn't at all late, We felt we had to get to Tea by 5, and did, so it was maybe 7 when we left, and decided to amble about. We had just recovered from nonstop rain and wanted to deeply inhale the warm dry air and let the sun warm our inner most selves.
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| Place du Concorde apres Tea |
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| Place du Concorde apres Tea |
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| constantly Evolving Sky |
We decided a stroll throught the Tuileries was again in order, and then made our way to Paris Plage...
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| Paris Plage |
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| Rue Plantee |
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| sprinkling gardens |
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| Sand Castle by EuroDisney |
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| Luncheon of "the boating party" |
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Jitter bug lessons!!
I River Seine-side beach, with chairs, umbrellas, sprinklers, palm tress, gardens, food stands, drink stands, the kiddie pool, dancing with impromptu dance lessons, a piano player with a sing along crowd. Lights festooned beside riverside just set up cafes
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| River view |
We toured the entire area, from beach chairs, to dancing to piano bar to the last pont. There we spied the crazy space invader looking animal again. I asked a nearby security guard, who said it has to Paris Plage. I explained I had seen it at St Phillipe Roule, a church and metro stop. He then said it was a sign of the society for the metro and the Seine/Paris Plage????
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We have seen different versions of these figures all around town!
Anyway it was now about 10 pm.We never had gotten the river boat, but it didn't begin where we were, so we walked through Il St Louie, lovely with lots of cool looking restaurants, and then Il de la Cite to St Mich to Mom and Erin saying METRO and we rode home. Hard to end Anne's last day, but we squeezed a lot in and had a beautiful day too.
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| Ile St. Louis |
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