Friday, April 6, 2007

A month already






It seems incredible that a month has already
passed. We have seen many changes particularly in the last week with another burst of warm sunny weather. The trees are no longer skeletons and each day more and more green foliage accumulates. The parks are full of flowers and the birds are singing.

People ask us what we have been doing and its hard to say precisely. We've been constantly busy and enjoying our time.

We've explored many of the arrondissements; some we need to go back to and others are still to discover.

There's been some new museums. Musée du Quai Branly, a new museum of indigenous art. In presentation and content it is stunning. The Palais de Tokyo. A great surprise. This Musée has modern temporary exhibitions most of which feature installations. And the free permanent exhibitions at the Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris.




In addition to exploring Paris with our feet and eyes, our stomachs have also been delighting in Paris discovery. At both ends of the scale we've had finds - from local brasserie and bistro 'plat du jour' and some star rated restaurants with a fixed price lunch menu for less than the price of one dish at night.