Back to Paris

April 29.

After another wonderful leisurely breakfast at Richard and Pauline's home we finished packing up and the four of us headed for the Agen train station, which is undergoing serious renovation. We had a round of good hugs as we said our goodbyes and spoke of hopefully seeing each other again next year somewhere in the world!

After our hosts left we sat to wait for our train, which arrived on time. The one hiccup was the train car location information posted on the digital display in the terminal sent us to the wrong end of the train. But we scurried to the right end and found our car and seats and settled in for the nearly four-hour trip to Gare Montparnasse.

Once we arrived at the station we found the taxi stand in short order. We snagged a cab for the ride through rush hour to our apartment in the 12th arrondissement, not far from Père-Lachaise Cemetery.

The apartment building is a stone's throw from Picpus Cemetery which is where the Marquis de Lafayette is buried. His grave is the only place in Paris aside from the American Embassy where the American flag is always flying. Unfortunately the open hours are limited and it looks as though we won't be able to pay it a visit.

we're on the 3rd floor

looking back down at rue de Picpus

On the way up our street we noticed a Franprix grocery store nearby and soon headed over to pick up a few essentials for the next several days. 

Back in the apartment Susie unpacked us, we settled in with a glass of wine and just relaxed after our day of relatively stress-free travel. A light dinner and eventually it was off to bed.

Next: Big day in Paris!