Joe and I went to eat at a nearby place. I sampled their boeuf bourguignon.
Love me some Orangina!
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Back in Paris
Today the cantine was serving fajitas.... I had to try it. Let's just say, they were still serving it the next day.
Joe and I went to eat at a nearby place. I sampled their boeuf bourguignon.
Love me some Orangina!
Joe and I went to eat at a nearby place. I sampled their boeuf bourguignon.
Love me some Orangina!
Monday, June 24, 2013
Venice Day 3
Today we visited St. Mark's Basilica. There are so many different colors of marble on the outside!
No pictures of the interior, you can't take pictures in there. They also make people wearing shorts and sleeveless shirts cover themselves up in brown sheets of paper which I thought was both thoughtful and hilarious. I'm glad I was prepared.
The left guy actually swung and hit the bell.
St. Mark's square
More cichetti!
Cool clouds on the train ride back.
No pictures of the interior, you can't take pictures in there. They also make people wearing shorts and sleeveless shirts cover themselves up in brown sheets of paper which I thought was both thoughtful and hilarious. I'm glad I was prepared.
The left guy actually swung and hit the bell.
St. Mark's square
More cichetti!
Cool clouds on the train ride back.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Venice Day 2
After a delicious breakfast of pastries, coffee, and tea, we headed out for the day. We passed by a boat coming out of a boat garage!
Lunch near the Grand Canal with Joe and Ned! Great view!
We got cichetti (like tapas) and yummy drinks (rossini, blue lagoon, spritz)
My lasagna was good!
Vaporetto (water bus) ride to Murano!
Murano is a small island north of Venice known for its glass making. We were able to see a small demo of a guy making a small figurine out of glass. Murano looks like a smaller version of Venice, with a bigger canal running through it and smaller canals around with bridges everywhere.
The Venetian flag is pretty sweet, both in terms of its shape and the lion with wings.
We had more cichetti for dinner along with other good foods.
We also split a tiramisu three ways.
At night we took a boat ride out to Lido, a long thin island south of Venice. We didn't even get off the boat, we just rode right back to Venice.
Lunch near the Grand Canal with Joe and Ned! Great view!
We got cichetti (like tapas) and yummy drinks (rossini, blue lagoon, spritz)
My lasagna was good!
Vaporetto (water bus) ride to Murano!
Murano is a small island north of Venice known for its glass making. We were able to see a small demo of a guy making a small figurine out of glass. Murano looks like a smaller version of Venice, with a bigger canal running through it and smaller canals around with bridges everywhere.
The Venetian flag is pretty sweet, both in terms of its shape and the lion with wings.
We had more cichetti for dinner along with other good foods.
We also split a tiramisu three ways.
At night we took a boat ride out to Lido, a long thin island south of Venice. We didn't even get off the boat, we just rode right back to Venice.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Venice Day 1
On Friday, my better half joined me and we took the night train to Venice! In the morning, we had a nice view of the Italian countryside.
There were gondolas about of course. The gondoliers stand on a small platform on the left with their oar on the right, the gondola is shaped with a curve to the right to accommodate this.
Quiet little canal near the bed and breakfast we stayed at.
Masks were everywhere! As I learned from reading Dan Brown's new book (it was basically my tour book for Venice...) the beaked masks are plague doctor masks.
St. Mark's Basilica with the Doge's Palace on the right
St. Mark's Campanile
View from the top of the Campanile
Bridge of Sighs, connecting two parts of the Doge's Palace (prison on the right to I'm assuming something nice on the left).
Rialto Bridge
There were gondolas about of course. The gondoliers stand on a small platform on the left with their oar on the right, the gondola is shaped with a curve to the right to accommodate this.
Quiet little canal near the bed and breakfast we stayed at.
Masks were everywhere! As I learned from reading Dan Brown's new book (it was basically my tour book for Venice...) the beaked masks are plague doctor masks.
St. Mark's Basilica with the Doge's Palace on the right
St. Mark's Campanile
View from the top of the Campanile
Bridge of Sighs, connecting two parts of the Doge's Palace (prison on the right to I'm assuming something nice on the left).
Rialto Bridge
Venice was like a maze with high walls and narrow streets.
We sampled Ned's choice at dinner, spaghetti al nero di seppia (spaghetti in squid ink)!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Exploring Paris
Today our first stop was Musee Caranavalet which highlights Parisian history. Conveniently located in my arrondissement!
I loved the windows here!
I like seeing how familiar places looked long ago.
I immediately thought of this lady from Anastasia:
But apparently the lady in Anastasia is actually someone named Josephine Baker:
Afterwards, I finally got to try a croque madame! The eggs kind of make it hard to see the rest of the cheesy sandwich underneath.
Passed the Bastille...
...on the way to the Promenade plantee .It used to be a raised railway and then was converted into a garden that stretches 4.7km.
We walked most of the way and stopped at the Jardin de Reuilly. There was a water station that had spigots for both regular water and sparkling water! My labmates tell me this is not that unusual. The park was packed!
We enjoyed a nice break on this hill until we started getting splashed by nearby water balloons...
Then we visited Montmarte and Sacre Coeur and also got some macarons!
I loved the windows here!
I like seeing how familiar places looked long ago.
Also, I saw this painting! Of Juliette Greco apparently.
I immediately thought of this lady from Anastasia:
But apparently the lady in Anastasia is actually someone named Josephine Baker:
Afterwards, I finally got to try a croque madame! The eggs kind of make it hard to see the rest of the cheesy sandwich underneath.
Passed the Bastille...
...on the way to the Promenade plantee .It used to be a raised railway and then was converted into a garden that stretches 4.7km.
We walked most of the way and stopped at the Jardin de Reuilly. There was a water station that had spigots for both regular water and sparkling water! My labmates tell me this is not that unusual. The park was packed!
We enjoyed a nice break on this hill until we started getting splashed by nearby water balloons...
Then we visited Montmarte and Sacre Coeur and also got some macarons!
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Roomies reunited!
Today we went to the Rodin Museum, it had beautiful gardens on the grounds. And of course, hilariously shaped shrubs.
Got a cafe viennoise with lunch
Lunch buddy!
We walked by the Louvre.
Eiffel tower at nightfall. We brought some snacks and wine for the light show.
It sparkles for 5 minutes on the hour after dark!
Then it just looks like this. Still cool.
Got a cafe viennoise with lunch
Lunch buddy!
We walked by the Louvre.
Eiffel tower at nightfall. We brought some snacks and wine for the light show.
It sparkles for 5 minutes on the hour after dark!
Then it just looks like this. Still cool.
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