a parisienne inspired weekend

being inspired by joanna's awesome parisienne posts has led me to do something similar: take pictures and experience things that remind me of paris. however, going this year has proven fatal like eating a lay's chip:

betcha can't eat just one = betcha can't go just once.

but unlike a lay's chip, paris is actually very good for the senses and for your overall well-being. :)
so what better way to begin than in montreal, quebec right? you would think that these pictures were taken in paris!

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all better!

more polaroids to celebrate! :)
these were taken at arramanches-les-bains in normandy.

- the path to recovery was not easy: 3 walk-in clinic visits, 6 hours in total waiting to be seen by the doctor, $ at the pharmacy, and waking up all itchy with hives at 3:55 am only to discover that you are allergic to your antibiotics.
- but, besides my phlegmy cough (harhar, excuse me) i am ready to go back to work tomorrow.
- i know, what's one more day, i should just stay home, but i miss work and my head is tired of my pillow.
- if you haven't seen she's just not into you, watch it, despite poor reviews. i thought it was cute.
- and i think i have a new girly crush on justin long. teehee.


my dears, i hope you all have a good weekend.

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polaroids

can i tell you how much i miss paris? how much i want to go back?
i brought henry with me and everyone was amused. i'll post the rest in twos.

i am feeling quite sick right now (fever, cough, fuzzy head, aching body) but hopefully i can go for fireworks tonight.
no fireworks tonight. :(
but there is always canada day!

i hope everyone is having a good weekend! :)

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au revoir, paris

a very rough summary of my paris trip:
60+ hours of walks around the city
30 metro tickets
20+ macarons
15 cafe cremes
10 boxes of laduree macarons
9 hours on the l'autoroute
7 churches
8 total orders of french fries
5 pairs of shoes
5 quiches
3 bike tours
3 cemeteries
3 gardens
3 dresses
3 museums
3 bowls of soupe a l'oignon
2 beaches
2 coats
1 eiffel tower
1 arc de triomphe
1 conciergerie
1 french revolution tour
1 blouse
1 baguette
1 bateau mouche

one very happy mel.

my dad and i took our last walk around the city.

as we did, i felt a lump in my throat and started tearing up.
yes, such was my reaction.
contrary to popular belief, the french/parisiens are not snobby at all.
of course you get that rude person now and then, but that exists in every country.
in my 10 days (yes, in just 10 days) here i got to experience that joie de vivre that i have always read about. it is all very admirable.

au revoir literally translated is to see somebody or something again.
and paris, i will definitely see you again.

je t'aime.

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another post of pictures: giverny!

salut!

i fell in love with paris yesterday.
it took a while, but it feels more real now.
i will really miss it, but i will definitely come back. hopefully before the end of the year.

today we did our last bike tour with fat tire. we went to giverny/monet's gardens.
it was awesome.

here are some pictures from the tour.

at a marketplace at vernon, where we bought food for the picnic:

at the picnic:

this is, by far, the YUMMIEST quiche lorraine i have ever, ever had!


cannot forget about dessert! sadly, no lavander!


my little pretties, all in a row. i was good today and only bought 6. :)


en pistache.


en vanille.


the little macaron that was NOT spared.


abby's yummy looking tarte aux framboises.


our view. i believe there used to be a bridge there.

off to giverny and monet's house!

our california cruisers ;)












my first picture with my dad! :)


la maison de monet

sigh. we started packing last night. i am feeling the sadness already.
paris me manque.

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conciergerie + louvre + versailles

at the conciergerie, where marie antoinette was imprisoned before she was sent to the guillotine.

at the louvre









versailles bike tour with fat tire bike tours

this is the view from our picnic








our bikes.

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