hey bloggers! well we've made it to paris safe and sound and hit the ground running when we landed yesterday around 9:30am. we managed to tough out the day even though we've been up since 4:00am the previous day (with a few hours of shut eye during the flights) and an 8 hour time difference. paris is such an amazing city though – people everywhere! after our first day of walking around a little, finding the nearest starbucks (priorities you know) checking out some of the local sights near the hotel, and grabbing some dinner we were in for an early night. today however was a different story…
we planned on leaving the hotel at about 8:30am in search on a french flea market we heard about in friday (since most are on saturday and sunday, but i'll be teaching then…) so we all set out, took the metro, walked a few blocks, and there it was….the mecca! french antiques and treasures for blocks and blocks! seriously, it was everything i was hoping it could be. we started walking around a little checking out the incredible furniture, statues, and eclectic french findings it was over the top. then we met up with ludi-pops (my friend from canada who is quite the deal maker) who walked with us and helped me "negotiate" prices for my discoveries. some were successful, and others were only wishful thinking. by the end of the morning we had managed to score this INCREDIBLE french ledger packed with postage, letters, receipts, and a variety of french handwriting and vintage logos. i was one happy guy! so we walked around a bit more until things started closing up by noon so it was time to head back into central paris for lunch. we had a great lunch with everyone, headed out to see some sights of paris – eiffel tower and all, got set up for the workshops tomorrow, and had a wonderful dinner with alain's aunt (she is the most charming person!). so another great day in paris – an amazing day actually. it's after midnight here now, so it's off to bed…t!m
