Day 4 of 21.
Things that I will remember for next time:
1. Do not come to Paris sick.
2. Buy a map that is in English and that I can understand.
3. Learn some French.
I got up this morning and I almost went back to sleep. But I wrestled myself out the door and walked over to Colette in the 1er arrondissement. I have, for a number of years now, wanted to visit Colette. And right before I walked out the door I discovered that Time Out City guides made iPhone apps with location-based offline maps. Very very useful.
So I walked for about an hour and the whole time I was keeping track of where I was with the app. I kind of understand where I am in context to the rest of the city now. I think I could find my way home on my own. This is a great accomplishment seeing as the other night I exited the Monoprix a different way than I came in and I got totally turned around and disoriented. In my panic, I forgot my street address. And I was only two blocks away! Sebastien laughed and laughed when I told him this. But when he was done laughing he said on a serious note, I shouldn’t leave the apartment without my phone and my address written on a little piece of paper. Allors!
Colette was nice. I found a perfume I liked called English Breakfast. The store was really crowded so I only stayed a little while and headed back home. I tried not to use the map and just go by feeling and it worked out ok. I mean it was basically walking straight for an hour.
Mary told me that the local Fromagerie had artisanal yogurts in all kinds of flavors. I, in an act of braveness, went in and bought peach and chestnut flavors. I even got to say this for the very first time to the shop owner ‘je ne parle pas francais!’ I believe he said something like ‘that’s ok’.
Paté and Heartbreak 