Nous Sommes Arrivés!

My mom and I arrived in Paris today.  Our plane landed at Charles De Gaulle airport at 11:00 am, and we took the RER Blue line to Les Halles and walked a short distance to my apartment.  There we met up with Fredric, the friendly French apartment manager, who gave us the keys and let us into the apartment.  We were both thrilled with the fantastic 1st arrondissement location, right near the Louvre and the Seine.

looking down avenue Victoria from the living room

looking down rue des Lavandières Sainte Opportune 

Pushing past our jetlag, my mom and I immediately made our way outside to the nearest cafe for our first taste of wine and cheese. Despite a slight struggle communicating with the waitress and reading the menus, we were quickly able to score some "vin, fromage, et pain" and we were delighted :)

We then set out on a walk to look for a pharmacy where we could buy some basic toiletries for the apartment, which proved more challenging to find than we expected. But along the way we came across a pet store filled with bébés cochon d'inde which (as those of you who are all too aware of my cuteness obsession know) thrilled me to say the least.

On the way home we walked past Église St-Germain l’Auxerrois, a beautiful church built in the 1400s. We stopped in to admire the architecture and the stunning stained glass. 

Had a fantastic first taste of Paris and we are both looking forward to more adventures in the week ahead!