Our Travels: October 1st, 2011

Saturdays tend to be very busy around here, a combination of all the locals out shopping for the day and the tourists who come in just for the weekend. With our windows open you can hear the bustle of the people walking and talking on street below, as well as the honks of cars because there are so many people the cars have a hard time getting through them all. Because of this we waited until later in the day to venture out.

Our original plans were just to head to the grocery store to grab supplies for dinner but Nicholas got distracted by the rocket ship. After a few rides I suggested we try and just grab something to eat. We walked to the West to find something quick that Nicholas would eat and our refined pallets chose to eat at Quick, the French version of McDonalds. It turns out we weren’t huge fans and we finally went to the grocery store on the way back so we wouldn’t have to go out again.

It was very busy on our way home, so busy that we had a hard time getting to our apartment through the crowd. It turns out that today is Nuit Blanch, a night where galleries, museums and restaurants are open all night long and everyone in Paris stays awake all night. Our street was crowded because one of the many art exhibits which are setup across the city for this event was right next to our apartment. We couldn't actually see what was happening because there were too many people in front of it, next to the very long line to get in, but it looked like purple lights with fake rain and a bunch of people with purple umbrellas.

With all of the noise from the nights festivities, it wasn't the best night of sleep ever for us but it looked like everyone who was out was having lots of fun.