On Wednesday, my flatmate Sarah and I took a personal day (sorry mom, but I needed it!) and explored the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern outskirts of the city. Bois means forest, but this was more of a huge park. It was absolutely gorgeous, and I felt like I could have been strolling around Queen Anne. Sometimes this city surprises me! The feeling was amplified by all the chestnuts on the ground; I kept expecting some of the angry asian chestnut picking women from my youth to come out from behind a tree and chase me off. There was also a chateau next to the bois, so we went and walked around there for a while before getting the best (and cheapest!) crepe I've had yet in Paris. After we left the chateau, we took the metro to Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise to seek out Jim Morrison's grave. This was our second unsuccessful attempt at the cemetery, we decided to try again some day when we had more time. We walked a ways from the cemetery and stopped in the gorgeous Parc de Belleville. We watched a little boy chuck his big pink umbrella into an eight tier fountain and him mom jump in after it, and then we headed home.
Chateau de Vincennes
Parc de Belleville
It's fashion week in Paris! Very exciting. A lot of the shows take place in or around the Jardin des Tuileries, the huge park next to the Louvre. On Friday, a couple girls from my class and I went and wandered around the gardens, checking out the fashion show tents and events. We hung out at the Christian Dior tent for a while but then had to head to class. I read later that Kate Moss had been at the Dior show was so sad that we didn't see her! But more on that later.
Along with fashion week, Saturday night was La Nuit Blanche (the sleepless night). It's a huge night of art exhibits that take place all over Paris, many at the most famous monuments. Metros are open all night, and apparently it's a pretty big deal in Paris. We headed out to St Germain to see a live sculpture show at the Ecole des Beaux Artes and were walking down Blvd. St Germain when we spotted Kate Moss standing outside a bar! We stood for a minute and discussed whether it was really her, and then of course I had to go and ask for a picture. She denied me, but was really nice about! And she's just in gorgeous in real life as in the magazines. Super crazy.
Today, Sunday, was a girl from my class's birthday! A group of us went out to brunch and then strolled through the Jardin des Tuileries again and up the Champs Elysee. It was a gorgeous day to be out and about, Paris is such a beautiful city!
Champs Elysee!
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