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<\/a>Here’s our living room with two sofas and three windows going out to the balcony<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The living room\/salon has a fireplace, too – though the weather is supposed to be fine!<\/p><\/div>\n
Russ had attempted to communicate with us via e-mail, but it has been virtually impossible the past three weeks. \u00c2\u00a0Naturally, our fifth floor apartment is accessible by an elevator – seulement deux personnes, s’il vous plait!\u00c2\u00a0 or a spiral staircase.\u00c2\u00a0 Our apartment has a salon with two sofas, a dining room with six chairs and table, three bedrooms, one full bath, and one bath with only a shower and sink.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Our “American-style” Kitchen<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The rest of our kitchen<\/p><\/div>\n
Our kitchen has a huge American-style refrigerator and is remarkably large for a Parisian apartment.\u00c2\u00a0 Best of all, our balcony circles two sides of our apartment. With six of us, the only difficulty could be the one and only toilet!\u00c2\u00a0 But, we do have the opportunity to wash and dry clothes!<\/p>\n
<\/a>Making a list and checking it twice: in the dining room with two windows to the balcony<\/p><\/div>\n
We settled in, showered, made a grocery list for tomorrow.<\/p>\n
After unpacking, we headed off to Table des Gourmets restaurant, recommended by Russ, a family run and operated facility with traditional French-style food,\u00c2\u00a0 for dinner.<\/p>\n
Kir Royale, tasted by the entire team, followed by onion soup, red wine in pitchers, and either chicken with mushroom sauce, cod filet, or lamb steak – and, for dessert, fresh strawberries with whipped cream, creme caramel, or iles flottante.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Lou, Shoe and Mike at dinner<\/p><\/div>\n
After lugging our suitcases through train stations with broken escaltors, flared tempers, and wrong turns, Pat again vowed never to return to Paris without taxi or shuttle service while lugging suitcases.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Our balcony wraps from one end of apartment to other!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Pat and Mike’s bedroom has a fireplace!<\/p><\/div>\n
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