Shopping in Paris

Ben and I decided that instead of trying to travel somewhere today, we would take advantage of some Paris shopping. We had breakfast at a cafe near the Eiffel Tower and started off our journey with a chocolate eclaire (delicious!). Before we started shopping, we went to Gard l'Est to book our train tickets to Metz for later in the day.

We started off on Rue de Rennes and went into a bunch of really cute stores selling household items. We also stopped in a couple of shoe stores. Afterwards, we headed up though the Latin Quarter to Antoine et Lille and some other boutiques. We then stopped to have a cheese plate for lunch. We sampled some brie (camembert), blue cheese, and emmantel--they were all very good. We then headed back to the hotel to pick up our bags, and some amazing gelato on the way. They shaped the ice cream into a flower on your cone.

The train ride to Metz wasn't very long at all, and I spent the time reading "Nights in Rodanthe" by Nicholas Sparks while Ben watched some t.v. shows on his iPhone. The TGV trains were surprisingly comfortable--very roomy, clean, and open.

I haven't had the chance to see much of Metz, but Ben and I are hopefully going to a vineyard nearby tomorrow to sample some wine.

P.S. They finally found my bag and delivered it to our hotel the last night we were in Paris.