Darcy's Paris Blog

Lazy Sunday of walking and reading

Tried to sleep in after last night, but didn’t work. Still woke up at 9. But I lazed around, tried Pilates for the first time – not much of a cardio or power workout, but not bad for stretching. I decided I wasn’t taking the metro today; I’m sick of it and need a break. About 12:45 I finally ventured out of my apartment and headed up towards Sacre Coeur for an afternoon of reading and looking out over the city. I took a slightly different route up there and discovered some lovely little side streets. The Place Du Tertre was swarming with tourists, and I’ve decided I’m avoiding that whole area from now on. I went to buy take-away lunch and realized I left my wallet at the apartment after cleaning out all the receipts to be reimbursed. So – bummer – back to the apartment, then back up the hill.

After procuring lunch, I headed towards the church, where there’s a fantastic view over the city. Again, this part was so busy I think I’m avoiding it on the weekends from now on. But there is a nice little park area off to the side where you can see the Eiffel Tower and the rest of the city, so that’s where I sat and read for much of the afternoon. (“Da Vinci Code” has got me hooked…)

Came back home and puttered around the apartment taking care of a few things, then got takeout pizza from Pizza Factory down the street. Chatted online with the French metro guys for a while. They seem to be really into online chat…but hey, they’re patiently helping me with my French, so who cares. Not bad for a lazy Sunday.

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posted by Darcy @ 9:50 PM