Hangin' In the Hood

Yesterday was pretty exhausting, tons of walking, so we decided to just hang out locally in the neighborhood today. We rarely leave the apartment before 11 a.m and today was no exception. (photo on left is in front of our apartment building, which leads to the courtyard) We headed over to the Marches Des Enfants Rouge, the local farmers market. The same guy who runs the crepe stand there and gives Pierce free pastries also does sandwhiches. We got one for the little guy to eat in the park today and honestly it was one of the best meals we've had here. The thing was amazing, from the bread to the seasoning and ingredients, it was as fresh as can be and very unique flavors in the herbs he used. I ordered Ham, Cheese, Tomatoes and Avocado for Pierce, but what made it truly great was the 'secret' spices and other veggies he used. We could eat these daily and just might :) Plus Pierce is obsessed with watching him making everything and loves to stand on the counter and groove to his tunes.

After playground time at at the nearby Temple Square Park, Pierce took his afternoon repose and we enjoyed lunch by Hotel De Ville, which is the Paris City Hall. Gorgeous building currently with a big ice rink in front of it. In the summer they are doing beach volleyball there. From there, Steph and I split off from Mitch and Pierce to do a bit of shopping. As all the girls out there know, there's something great about shopping with a girlfriend and even better in Paris. Really we were there to keep each other in check. We did the big department store, then off to the small boutiques. Lots of fun stuff and in the end we kept it under control. I got an amazing green handbag (yeah, I know I don't need anymore, but this is tres chic and for everyday wear) and a very fun hair accessory. Don't plan on other purchases, my travel shopping philosophy is to never buy something you can get at home. In the case of my two purchases, they are unique to Paris, which obviously is exceedingly rare.

As we eat dinner, prepared lovingly by Mitch (fresh tortellini with garlic and tomatoes), he is lamenting his own cooktop. Just not quite the same here, but getting by in the kitchen so far. Actually some darn good things coming out of there, so can't complain.