Paris Apartment Secured!

I found an apartment on the Isle of St Louis, Paris.  It's not as "Paris" fashionable as I thought it would be, but the extra space and the quietness will replace any of it's shortcomings.  It will be a great place to land at the end of an exhausting day of shopping and viewing the city.  I shall walk around with Parisian music piped into my ears; take in the lovely aroma of croissants; watch the people in the cafes and listen to a language that I can only wish I could speak. Ahhh...I can't wait!   

Now we (travel partner and I) need to decide if we stay in Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp or Ghent when we leave Paris.  I, personally, think she is going to meet a fabulously rich aristocrat while wandering the streets of Paris who is going to invite her to spend the next few days on his yacht and all of these decisions will be moot.  :-) Of course, I can't let her wander off by herself and I need to make certain she is safe (to a certain degree).

Now back to reality.....One of our choices is Bruges with lovely canals, great architecture, and stay-awhile cafés. We can bike along a canal, munch mussels, drink monk-made beer, see a Michelangelo, and savor heavenly chocolate, while listening to the bells that rings out "be happy" jingles.  I'm meeting with my travel friend tonight for dinner and we will make the tough decision on where we go after Paris.....what will it be?  Brussels? Bruges? Antwerp? or Ghent?  TOUGH decision.  Stay tuned!

I'm so excited.  I have another trip to Europe in the near future. Yay!  Lindsey has been invited to play and study with an orchestra group in Nuremberg, Germany and as most people know, I'm an over protective mom and I can't allow her to go all by herself! That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  ;-) 

I've recruited a girlfriend to go along with me.  We will be arriving in Paris (watch out Paris) on the 10th of August.  We will be on a mission to exchange dollars for posh and fun European items.  That's my kind of vacation fun!  All of that shopping will require us to stop for libations and croissants regularly.  Fun!

We decided to book an apartment in Paris instead of staying in a hotel.  It will give us more space and allow us to cook our own dinner some evenings if we are just tired of the French cooking.  I don't see that happening too much, but I like the option.  The apartment is on the Isle of St. Louis which is where Paris began.  It is much quieter than the rest of Paris and has a different energy level.   A level that I will enjoy after a tough day of being a shopping tourist.  Stay tuned for more plans on the exciting trip to Paris ...oh, and Brussels, Antwerp and Brugge.  :-)