A Wonderful Lazy Sunday

After waking up at noon today, I decided today would be a lazy day, and lazy it was indeed. After evading the heat outside by staying in the house all afternoon, lounging around in my jammies (which I did freely today because my host family left for the weekend, shhh), I decided my day would have been completely worthless if I did not leave the house at all. Thus, I made up my mind to meet my friend for crêpes at Breizh Café, which had come highly recommended to me by an American girl who had spent an entire year abroad in Paris. Pictured are two of the 4 crêpeswe ordered - pear, chocolate, caramelized almonds, and vanilla bean ice cream (mine, all mine) and smoked salmon with...little flags...and some other deliciousness (Nico's). Presentation, fab. Taste, parf (our abrev forparfait, or perfect, in French - very witty I know). Cost, pas mal, pas mal du tout!

After my fabulous late-afternoon snack, I came home to find my host family and a new hosted student (from Australia) at home, getting ready for dinner! More delicious food, including gazpacho (very French, no?) and of course, bread and cheese. Mmm simple French cuisine. I left stuffed.

Finally, I left the house for the Montparnasse Tower to see the Paris skyline by night - gorgeous. Parisians say the view from Montparnasse is the best in town, for two reasons: 1) You can see the Eiffel Tower; and 2) You can't see the Montparnasse Tower. A glass and metal skyscraper towering at 60 stories tall above all of charming jolie Paris, it makes sense that the Parisians hate this building. Enough to pass a law forbidding all skyscrapers within the city center, just after completion of Tour Montparnasse. Nonetheless, the view is breathtaking, and yes, I did get some nice shots of the Eiffel Tower, even with my crappy camera.

And finally, my friend (Jimmy) and I stopped at St. Michel for a final, late-night crepe (I know what you're thinking - AGAIN??? But I had to - it was sugar, butter, and lemon juice!) and while walking back to the metro, we saw these two adorable kittens playing in a balcony in the Latin Quarter. So cute. So perfect. The perfect cuddly end to a wonderfully lazy day.

Tomorrow morning I think I may go back to Sacré-Coeur for a little more introspection - that or I'll head back to the Musée D'Orsay to finish viewing the Monets and Millets and Renoirs that I didn't get to see. Either way I hope to squeeze something in before class in the afternoon - time is running out and there is still so much so much to do!!

I have lots more photos to put up and tell you about, but its late and I want to be productive tomorrow, so alas, I will leave the rest for tomorrow night. Till then, bon soir!