Happy Valentine's Day!!

Bob is still craving sushi...so he selected the restaurant for the combo Valentine's Day and Tom's birthday dinner. This is our 4th time at this restaurant. For those of you out in this area, here is the address:

Restaurant Japonais Fujiyama
143 ter. av. Jean-Baptiste Clement
ou 188, rue de Paris
92100 Boulogne Billancourt

Tél: 01 46 04 88 88

You can enter the restaurant from either street

I made a heart of sushi - how cute!! Needless to say, Bob didn't think that it was cute - especially since the waiters would slow down and smile as I was creating my work of art!

A great map in the Metro. Tom told me that it shows how the Free French army liberated France.

Exki and a movie

Elizabeth, Leesa and I had met for lunch at Exki. It's a great place to grab a bite because of the huge variety of choices. We ate at the Exki near Opéra this time (there is a new one at Montparnasse). I've been longing for lo mein type noodles and these were excellent!

We then went to see the chick flick, "He's just not that into you". We all thought that it was great, although our husbands would have thought otherwise!

Ready, Set, Action!!

This is the second time that they were filming a movie in front of our building - very exciting! Now, if you look very closely at the picture below, you will see the actress . She's on the sidewalk near the silver car. She's a bit of a blur - she wouldn't stop and pose for us. She is running down the street in lingerie and very high heels - oo la la! Tom loves Paris!!

L'Oisive Thé

L'Oisive Thé was so warm and cozy on a wet and windy Monday. Leesa made Valentine's Day cookies and as usual they were wonderful.

The owner knits and has a weekly evening knitting club.

Sushi again!!

Finally, Bob was getting used to my cooking again - it takes about a month from when he gets back from Tennessee. For the first month, all he does is complain about my cooking. The adjectives that Bob uses to describe my cooking alternate between yuck, bland, burnt, dry and crap. Unfortunately, I have to agree with him.

Anyway, Bob was finally getting used to my cooking until the strike. Since the public transportation was on strike (as well of other companies), Bob stayed at his friend's house in St. Cloud who lives within walking distance of the school. Unfortunately for me, his friend's mother is an excellent cook. Bob loved everything that was made for him. They are Canadian and Bob couldn't even tell me what he was eating other than it was sooooo good!!

So , now I'm back at "square one". Santé!

Bob's dinner (menu bateau)...

Tom's..

Mine (California rolls)...I'm not as adventurous as Bob and Tom...

My walk to the Trocadero and back

I love my camera! I might even read the user's manual this weekend. I'm sure that my camera can do so many things that I'm not even aware of.

We live about 1500 metres from the Trocadero so it's definitely within walking distance. Here are some of the sites along the way.

This one's for you Patti...

Statue of Benjamin Franklin

Skinny building

Leesa...look what I found in my neighborhood!!

The Dormouse in the Teapot again!

Well...today I was going to prove my favorite cousins (T and L) in NJ wrong. They said that all I do in Paris is eat and drink (not that I see anything wrong with that).


I had my camera packed so that I could take a picture at the movie theater. Well, needless to say, our timing was off and the movie times didn't work out.

So, we decided to to go to lunch instead (surprise!). I had a combination of my 2 favorite foods here in France - cheese and bread. Of course, I had a glass (or two) of wine. As they say, when in France...






Then, of course, we had to have dessert. They have an amazing choice of pies, tarts and cakes. We each ordered a different one and shared - yum!!



From left to right - Elizabeth, moi, and Leesa






After dining and wining, we saw the cutest boutique that had the cutest pink bag in the window (Leesa). So, of course, Leesa bought the cute pink bag.

And then, Leesa and Elizabeth saw the cutest bag that "was so me" and they made me buy it (or so the story goes that I told Tom)! And, it was on triple sale!! How could I say no!! Pictures of my Parisien bag....oo la la!!