Paris

Our last day in Paris...

We packed up the last of our things, made sure our luggage was within the weight limits (we managed to pack them so that each of our 4 suitcases was just a pound or so under the limit!), and grabbed a quick lunch at our favorite Thai restaurant in the 13th.

We wanted to spend our last day in Paris in our old neighborhood on Montorgueil, and so we went to all of the places that held so many memories for us...  getting pain au chocolat from our friend at Maison Jouvin, shopping at the different markets, having coffee or beer at the corner cafe, window shopping at all of the cooking stores, having gelato at Deliziefollie, even stopping by our old apartment...

Our last meal in Paris was at the cafe, Cafe Marie Stuart, where we had our first meal in Paris.  We had come full circle.  We reminisced over our first dinner there, how we had suddenly realized that we needed to learn French very quickly, and how far we've come since that first night.  Our trip has been an eventful one, to say the least.  Quinn and I are now engaged.  I've achieved one of my life goals of going to culinary school.  Our eyes have been opened to a new culture, but at the same time, we've taken a step back to appreciate what we have at home.  Paris will always have a special place in our hearts, and we hope to return someday in the not-so-distant future.