Acton, MA to Paris, FR

Day one was a long one, beginning in Acton and ending in Paris. All went smoothly and we are settled in at the Paris home of Jack and Francoise Little – Bob’s Uncle and Aunt.  The view from the apartment, down Avenue de Saxe, is wonderful.  It’s a safe and quiet neighborhood – similar to Boston’s Back Bay.  After morning naps, we had a nice walk past Les Invalides to the Eiffel Tower and then home again.  On the way, we found a very pleasant bar on a hip shopping street for dinner.  One of waiters had been to Boston and expressed his sadness about the Marathon Bombing.  We agreed that Boston is now like many European cities having experienced such violence. After arriving in Paris and finding our way through customs – it was comforting to have a taxi driver – from Ghana – who spoke English and helped us out with valuable information about the city and our new neighborhood!

The view from the balcony brings back fond memories of winter 1985 with cousin John… 

Naps from 12:00 to 15:00.  Much needed!

On Avenue de Saxe.  Our Paris home for two weeks.

Napoleon is buried at Les Invalides.  It’s now a museum for the French Army – among other things.

Dinner at the Bar du Central

What a great place!!

After Dinner a walk to some tower… It’s supposed to be famous.

Then we headed home to bed and a glass of the local grape juice.