en paris.....

ok, so....maybe this should be a paris....but those who know are back at the hotel.....and i have strolled 2 blocks over to a cyber cafe while they read/sleep before dinner....i was stunned to see that my email inbox had 47 messages since thursday at noon....and less than surprised to see that most were forwarded messages from my cleveland kin....i erased all dire warnings and jokes and funny pcis without reading a single one.......i did receive in my junk mail folder a thank you from the rnc that assured me that victory was'ours' next november......ah well......so far our paris adventure has been just that......i have seen many places that i have not been before.....such as eglise julian-le-pauvre...a church just up from our vegetarian lunch spot, where we browsed before the place was open and ready to serve us....also wandered into st. severin, named for st severin the solitary.....a monk/hermit from the 6th century who has some connection to the site.....the biggest surprise of this day and this trip was the crowd at the musee de luxumbourg.....where an exhibition on the artist archimboldo is currently on display...we waited in line because i had doubted there would be a crowd....go figure......enjoyed especially the pictures that can be viewed from right-side-up as well as upside down....the collective 'we' which included the l.o. and her s.o. also meandered through st sulpice and by sciences po before making our way back to our hotel and the suitcase we brought with us....(we had met up with our friends staying in dijon at the head statue by st eustache this morning).....and began our day at dehillerin, where i treated myself to a fabulous stainless steel strainer.....oh, the money i could spend in this store if i didnot have to carry it all back, and find a place to put it.......last evening, after a nice italian supper.....stephan and my spouse and i toured the highlightsof the lourve's richelieu wing after 6, when the price drops.....i was running on fumes at that point, but enjoyed being at this marvous place despite the late hour. enough of a blog on an empty stomach....i believe that i will amble back to gather up my family and go out for a nice saturdaynight supper. a bientot......