New address

We have had many requests for our new address recently and we realize that we have not sent an official change of address notice to everyone.

New address:

109 Avenue Charles de Gaulle

92200, Neuilly-sur-Seine

France

Life in Paris

I have been reviewing the blog today and noticed that it has been awhile since my last rant about hating Parisians.  Maybe it is the weather that is forcing fewer people to be on the streets and in the stores.  Or maybe I am finally adjusting to life in Paris.  I think I have finally come to the realization that my nice, safe, secure life in Cincinnati is gone forever.

I am hoping that once the holidays are over that Samuel and I will be able to get out more and start getting to know other parts of Paris.  The Louvre offers a friend of the louvre program where for 50E Samuel and I will be able to bypass queues and enter the Louvre as many times as we like.  It also provides discounts to other museums in Paris  Looking forward to using this quite often in the new year.  

I will resume french lessons after the 1st of the year, with Samuel's cooperation.  I can communicate on a very rudimentary level but I am unable to hold a conversation. 

-Dave

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