We had a great weekend with Maura and Ilona, despite the weather turning very cold! The girls arrived on Friday and Max was absolutely delighted to see his aunties - and far too excited to sleep. We relaxed with wine and nibbles on Friday night and wrapped up well to spend all of Saturday sightseeing before ending the night with a great meal in Montmartre. I was wary of the French tendency to lightly cook food so I wisely asked for my salmon 'bien cuit' (well cooked). I thought I'd impressed my visitors but the waiter just laughed and thanked me for complimenting him on his having a good bum! 'Cuit', I have now learned, should be pronounced kwee and not kyoo. You can tell that the French classes have clearly paid off!
Max is wrapped up and ready to go - the dummy shields most of his face from the cold!
Ilona, Paul, Max and Maura head out to take on Paris
Paul poses by Pei's Pyramids at the Louvre
Maura models on the Seine
Ilona and Maura take time out to rest in the Tuileries
Maura and Ilona at the Arc de Triomphe
Paul and Mag at the Arc de Triomphe (with a cheeky wee vin chaud!)
Look at the size of that candy floss!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! The Christmas markets along the Champs Elysees
View down the Champs Elysees towards the big wheel at the Place de la Concorde. Yes, I was standing like a nutter in the middle of the road.
The photos of the Champs Elysees don't really do it justice - the Christmas lights are magical. There's a Christmas market that goes on for around half a mile and all of the stalls are covered with wee white lights, as are the trees lining the Avenue. It's not at all tacky, honestly! The French seem to have the ability to go completely over the top with festive decor while still making the place look classy. Some Oxford Avenue residents should take note!
My pal Annemarie arrived on Sunday as she had a work meeting on Monday. The weather took a turn for the worse - very, very cold and wet - so we stayed inside with pizza. Max definitely enjoyed all the attention and it was great for him to see other faces about the place. He's really looking forward to Granny B and Papa John's visit this weekend! Bring your winter woollies, folks!
3 comments:
Your pictures are great guys - Paris at Christmas looks very festive, I wish I was there!! Your snaps of the Champs Elysee have given me a few tips for jazzing up my bushes out the front!
Great to see Max enjoying the company - I hope he's not too overwhelmed with his hyper cousins when he comes home!
love,
Clare xxxxxx
Have already looked out the woolies!Trouble is I'll be wearing them all!I might not fit into my Ryanair seat! So look out for a great big granny B coming to garde de l'est!The pictures are magic and i can't wait to see all the Christmas decorations.No.16 will look really classy this year when I decorate `a la francaise.
Bon soir et j'espere que le bon dieu protege vous avant que nous sommes arrive vendredi soir! je t'aime
mamam et papaxx
Can I point out that I caught brigid sitting with her french dictionary while typing the previous comment - she's such a cheat!
The pics are fantastic! The candy floss looks amazing! It all looks so christmassy! I saw my first Christmas tree in greenock last night. It was an extremely classy fibre-optic one, not quite the parisian standard!
Big day tomo, southern general interview in morning then the big graduation tomo afternoon, very excited about (even tho i know the ceremonies are extremely boring, but im planning on jazzing mine up a little - possibly a shimmy to the man i kneel and get hit from on the head, then cartwheel/forward roll combo till i pick up the certificate? And did i mention Im wearing a tight fuschia pink sequence cat suit?!!!!
HOpe all is well is Paris, john and brigid are soooo excited about coming over! Speak soon love Veron xx
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