The weather has been beautiful here the past few days - we're getting excited at the prospect of spring in Paris! We had a lovely time on Valentine's day - we went for a walk up to Montmartre and enjoyed a great free gig from the talented busker (below) and then went for a delicious meal at Chez Eugene in Montmartre - 3 courses for 13 euros and fantastic service. It was a great day out!
A great way to get yourself an audience - playing sing-a-long classics on the steps leading up to the Sacre-Coeur. It was funny to hear the Beatles and Oasis being sung with a French accent.
And now Max will show us how it's done. Paul gets his young protege off to an early start.
The matching outfits were not intentional!
The French and Scottish rugby teams were playing each other on Saturday (France won) and there were a lot of kilts around the city centre. There was also some sort of Scottish festival on in Montmartre, the reason for which we couldn't establish, but we need to find out. The French appear to have a very strange take on the Scots - there were a load of French actors in medieval kilt outfits with a grim reaper and another guy in stocks. It was weird to say the least - I didn't really want to draw any more attention to this freakshow by taking photographs, but here's a few snaps to show you what I mean:
Eh? What's this got to do with a rugby game?
I wanted to ask these characters what on earth they were doing mocking my nation with their medieval garb and torture equipment, but my French isn't good enough.
Out for dinner at Chez Eugene. The meal was fantastic! French restaurants don't tend to cater for babies or children, so this highchair device from Jonny & Lys was excellent. I enjoyed the best tarte citron (a big lemon meringue pie) I've ever had - it definitely helped us gain any weight we'd lost from our tummy bugs!
There was more sport on Sunday (an old firm game - 0-0 draw) so we went out in search of a place for Paul to watch it. Max wore Austin's old strip and was very cute. Unfortunately all of the places nearby were showing other football games or rugby, so we went for a hot chocolate in a child-friendly cafe, 'Seraphim' where they have toys and cartoons every sunday for les enfants. It was a great discovery - we'll be back there!
The bhoys chilling out before the game on Sunday. The flat is not normally this messy!
Paul and Max in Cafe Seraphim
4 comments:
Glad to see Max getting some use from AJ's old strip - Uncle JP'll be proud!
Those weirdos in the kilty garb looked more like Vikings - I would've set them straight!
Glad you're enjoying yourselves,
Clare and co xxxxxx
Max is looking very cute in the celtic strip! He'll be kicking a ball like his big cus austin in no time im sure!!!
Glad you got out to soak up the atmosphere in the romantic city at valentines day!
Thanks for the good luck message for my new job! Its going well, much busier than inverclyde and i think im going to learn loads! All the staff seem nice (there are the usual weirdy ones, but what job doesnt have them?)
Travelling isnt too bad (so far) - im still doing short shifts just now until next week when i start the 12 hour shifts. I honestly cant wait, im finding the 5 day week so tiring!! - im putting this down to the travelling!
Not much other goss from here. Im going to Vic's hen night soon and its her wedding on 4th April - im sooooo excited now. I got a gorgeous dress from coast (look on their website - allure maxi dress) - its going on ebay straight after the wedding so i can make some money on it!!!
Hope your well and i'll speak to you soon love Veron xx
HiMag
Just got reconnected to the world yesterday after not having the internet for sooooooooooo long, you forget how much you use it until you don't have it! Anyway, Max is looking very grown up in his outfit- don't think uncle Brian would let Charlie Bhoy wear one!! Great to see you having fu in gay Paris, Take care & lots of love, Mxxxx
Decidedly uncharming looking Vikings but the singster looks like he's having a ball...
Max is looking enormous!! Looks like he's having a ball...fnarr fnarr....
Love Martina xxx
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