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| Rocky and Cherolyn visited for a week on Rabelo before going shopping in Paris |
Cherolyn, Rocky and I decided we needed a
shopping trip to Paris. After all, we
would be on my paniche Rabelo cruising the canals of France for a week. A great
way to end our holiday would be shopping in one of most beautiful cities in the
world. (Not to mention the fashion
capital of the world).
We became friends because we all belong to a wonderful
hiking group called Heartbreak Hiking Fools.
Rocky is one of the founders.
Three days a week we hike 4-7 miles (more occasionally) with an
average of 1500 feet of vertical. It’s a
great way to make friends and stay in shape at the same time. Rocky and Cherolyn are great hikers. I manage to drag myself up and down the
mountain.
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At the train station we stopped at Paul's for a little something to eat.
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Getting up early we left our barge Rabelo docked at Chateau de
Fontenay and drove 1.5 hours to Nancy.
From there it was a 1.5-hour train ride to Paris. Next was a taxi ride to our hotel. After checking in and dropping off our
luggage, we were ready to go shopping. But it was Sunday and this is
France. Most everything is closed on
Sunday. Fortunately the Marais district
is open, crowded and very much a happening place. I mentioned that we all hike regularly. The concierge said walking to the Marais from
Montparnasse was too far. Not for
us. Using our phones for navigation we
found the Marais district. Cherolyn proved to be a great navigator. There was a buzz of excitement in the air. Maybe it was just the many people strolling,
shopping, eating, and socializing. Maybe
the excitement came from us, ready to begin our adventure. It was wonderful. Streets were closed to vehicles so people
could stroll comfortably and safely.
There were many shops from casual to designer and everything in
between. The weather cooperated and we had only a few rain drops that couldn’t dampen our spirits. We discovered that patent leather shoes, some
with laces and some with tassels were in fashion. Rocky is a deputy and thought those shiny
patent leather shoes with laces would go great with her uniform. We all started searching for shoes for Rocky. Meanwhile Cherolyn and I were looking for
whatever we could find that might strike our fancy. We were successful at the same store. I got a cute top with a matching scarf and
Cherolyn got a new top as well.
We had
missed lunch and needed a coffee/tea break and pit stop as well. This meant finding a little place with tables
and chairs outside so we could watch people walking by.
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| Coffee and people watching |
After relaxing a bits we walked some more, checking out every
store that had something appealing in the windows. Rocky
and Cherolyn finally declared they couldn’t survive until 8 pm when I had made
dinner reservations. They needed
sustenance! We searched until we found a
little place that served dinner before 7 pm.
The food was fine but the desserts didn’t appeal to us.
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| A little Bistro where we could have an early dinner. |
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| It's important to stay connected. |
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| My dinner of Asian seasoned, seared chopped raw beef patty was excellent as were the fries. |
After dinner we found the most amazing ice cream
parlor while walking back to our hotel. It
was Amorino, on 4 rue de Buci. Cherolyn
and I had to sample the ice cream. Rocky
had a chocolate bar in her purse.
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| Ice cream cones are made to look like beautiful flowers. |
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Another example of their flower ice cream cones.
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Day One
16,619 steps
7.58 miles
2407 calories
14 flights of stairs (we don’t use elevators)
Definitely a great beginning!
Stay tuned for days two and three.
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