Christmas in Paris

Our 40 Euro Christmas tree.  Very much missed the opportunity to cut our own tree as we were able to do in the states.  Not the same as buying from a florist and carrying the tree home along the city streets.
Stockings hung by the fire with care.  Yes, Samuel's stocking will be full.  The other stockings are for the cats.  No, they are not spoiled.

Interesting that we do not see Christmas lights decorating the windows of other apartments. The village of Neuilly has placed very nice trees along the side streets.  Some businesses have decorations(Most notably the McDonald's across the street).

Samuel had his follow-up flu shot yesterday.  He cried for about 10 seconds then was asleep before we got on the bus for the ride home.  Samuel is doing reasonably well with solid foods. He is not enthusiastically opening his mouth but he does eventually open.   It does take about 30 minutes to complete his solid food feeds.

It snowed heavily on Tuesday(9/12).  No accumulation near our apartment due to the heat of the buildings and the streets.  Julia has told me that it never snows in Paris and it has snowed twice since our arrival in July. :)

Julia will be in Cincinnati next week(monday-thursday) on business.  She returns Friday morning and we take the train to London for Christmas.  Thanks to our friend Denise in Cincinnati who has graciously volunteered to be a package depot that we can have our US christmas presents shipped so that Julia can bring them back on the plane.

For anyone interested in visiting after the new year.  There appears to be a very interesting Warhol/Miro exhibit at the Musee du'Luxembourg through February 22nd.

-Dave