Cooking class

What is better than entertainment with food? While Tom went about his business I showed

It’s good to be the King or the Queen for that matter.

Yeah Mel Brooks and the History of the World. We put on all our warm clothes and took the train out to Versailles. Nice sunny day which means cold, cold, cold with out the cloud cover. We are lucky not to have rain, and the snow forecast has disappeared from the weather ap.
We particularly enjoyed the petite hameau where Marie Antoinette played shepherdess with her ladies in waiting.

They were all surrounded by gardens growing leeks, radishes, cabbages, Swiss chard and Tom’s nemeses Brussels sprouts. And yes that is frost on the ground.

I would take this one, just the right size. Looks straight out of Beauty and the Beast.

And then there is how they really lived.

Out and about

Jet lag is hitting us hard. We were up at 4 am and seriously lagging at 4pm. We did manage to get out fully dresses in warm jackets, gloves and hats. It’s not as cold as anticipated but is cold enough for us California wimps. We found the metro stop and hit the Musée D’Orsay. Great views out the window, Sacré-Coeur in the horizon.

My favorite exhibit is the Art Nouveau furnishing.

France, again.

Paris this time, just for 5 days. We tried the budget airline French Bee. It is bare bones but doesn’t suck. New plane, good price. We are renting an apartment in the Marais, lots of restaurants and shops, very close to the Marché des Enfant Rouges. I just love that name- market of the red children. Unfortunately it is closed today and we had to make do with the Franprix around the corner. We scored not only a Star Wars mustard glass but a Frozen one as well, and new yellow shopping bags.

Tom arrived with a miserable cold. so we have doped him up and are taking it easy. He is engaged in his favorite activity- searching the internet.

This is my favorite spot, note the knitting on the couch. My bag failed to make the cut going through security and I was really afraid they were going to take my needles away. But in since they were wood they let them through.

The bedroom is a bit cramped, there is barely enough room to get around the bed. But since we have stayed in hotels with not much more space that is not a problem.

We scoped out restaurants to try and are waiting for our internal clocks to adjust to Paris time so we a can manage lunch.