Paris- we are here!

We left a lovely sunny Vancouver early in the morn and headed to YVR.  A smooth journey and check-in was in order.  We even bumped into Lori from my work- she and Eric were off to Ohio and on the same flight Toronto bound as we were.  TO seemed to appear on the radar faster than we could watch 2 full movies.  A quick dinner and then we were on the flight to Paris.  In Toronto the girls spotted some minor celebs and kept them in their sites all the way to Paris.  After a cumulative 8 hours between all of us (it is hard to sleep on the plane!) we landed at 9:30 am Paris time.  Wouldn't you know it those minor celebs were the first site we got to see and photograph in Paris- the girls spotted them at baggage pick up and I had to head over and see if R5 (you say who?  as did I) would say hi to the girls and pose for a pic with them, they were very sweet and obliging.
Soon we had the bags and headed to the taxi stand.  We got our cab and as I was told about most cab drivers- he spoke not a word of English.  I gave him the address and we were off, as he continued to talk to us as if we might understand him??  55euros later we were at our apartment. We met Jean Charles and he acquainted us with the area; Frank and I headed to the grocery store to buy some supplies and we hope that we bought milk for breakfast tomorrow- we will have to see when we open it.  I know a few basic words in french, which are turning out to be most helpful, but the word lait was nowhere on the bottle of white stuff we bought!!
Then we headed off to explore, we walked to the Bastille and saw where the french revolution began- this quickly lead us to the Marais area.  A great area filled with cute stores and cafes.  We found the Les Vognes and saw where Victor Hugo wrote his masterpiece- a few doors down from the cardinal Richelieu's house.  We really wanted to see the Picasso museum, but turns out it is closed until December 2013. We then found the rue des rossiers and the promise of great food.  We found a creperie and had our first crepes with nutella (yummy and oh so healthy!)  A great street packed with people, store and food.
After the hubbub we turned and headed to the La Seine.  The weather is gorgeous so the banks were filled with people of all shapes and sizes, including many people on scooters, rollerblades and bikes.

We watched a few boats float by and then exhaustion set in.  We walked back to the apartment and had a little break.  By this time we were starving, a little bistro around the corner held the promise of some good food and wine. It delivered both and we are now done for the day at 9:30pm pooped and ready to retire for the night.
PS:  yes it is milk!