Can you tell I'm running out of words, perhaps? I'm also running out of steam for travel, especially on my own. I don't, for one moment, take for granted how much easier it is to travel with someone else, rather than solo. For one thing, you can confer, and puzzle things out together. And when you're lost, at least you're lost with someone else. It's a little lonely traveling on your own, even if you are going to someplace you want to be.
But for the sake of continuity, let's pretend that Rita and I are still in this together...
It is different for us to be in such a touristy place,and among so many crowds. We haven't heard so much English spoken since we left the US!
Since we were in St Germaine already, we decided to do a little more browsing there, but it seemed that the deeper we went, the more tourists we saw.
But I couldn't pass up my favorite, Aquarelle( watercolor) without a few photos. I was sorry that I didn't buy flowers for our room earlier.
Wow, what peonies! They almost look like they are made from tissue paper.
The French just have a way with flowers...
I wanted to buy all these bunches!
Another thing they do well are darling baby clothes. These are so simple ,but cute.
Heck, I might even try my hand at sewing some, but then I have my friend Sue who us an expert at making cute kids clothes.
I'd happily dress a little grandbaby in any of these outfits! Just sayin'...
And from the Ritzy part of town, something a bit more formal.
Up near the Sorbonne, we encountered a few police and others were setting up barricades along the street.
I asked a shopkeeper what was going on and in our broken translations, she said it was a "celebration", but of what, I couldn't deduce. Looks like fun. Nothing says fun like vans full of riot police.
We decided to move away from that event, and came across some traditional food and craft booths.
I had to laugh when the guy at this stall started speaking to some customers in English, and they replied in French. His response was something along the lines of " whew, finally some a French people!"
After looking at all this food, we realized it was time to head back to our neighborhood for a rest before dinner. So long for now, St Germaine.
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