In Which Emily Orders Snails...

...and is not the most adventurous diner at the table.  Ethan just had to one up me and order pig's ears.  Both of our dishes last night were really good (if a bit rich) at Georgette's, a bistro a short walk from our apartment.

We are staying in the 18th arrondissment, or neighborhood of Paris, which is the same neighborhood frequented by artists in the 19th century and where Amelie was filmed.  Today, it is a bit of a tourist hot spot and has a penchant for racy shows and clubs. It does, however, have a bakery that won the top prize in Paris for its baguettes in 2010.  We are liking Paris so far and Ethan has really taken a shine to both the french bread and cheese....in fact, I am not sure what else he has eaten besides pigs ears, bread, and cheese....need to ask him about that.

We spent our first full day in Paris in the apartment...I am recovering from some nameless infection, thanks to medicine and a full day of rest.  Yesterday we went to Notre Dame and Ethan came back to the apartment to work for the afternoon.

I went to the Cabinet de  Dessin (Drawing Room) at the Louvre to look at some Michelangelo drawings.  Most drawing catalogs are tucked in basements or back rooms in museums, which, I suppose, is also the case with the one at the Louvre.  The difference is that a back room at the Louvre ends up being a gilt and frescoed ballroom left over from some 17th century expansion of the palace.  It was quite a trip to sit in a room being watched by the Goddess of Love herself in both painted and sculpted form and study Michelangelo drawings.

We are off this morning to the Louvre proper so that Ethan can see the vastness of their collection.  We'll do a photo dump sometime soon - by which I mean I'll upload some photos when I find the cable that connects the camera to the computer.

A bientot!