Chez Marj

My first day in Paris this weekend has been quite nice so far. I am staying with Marjerie this time but she has been at class all afternoon and then she has a dinner with her dad tonight so I will be alone for a little longer. But we will get started doing things (shopping, cafes, pains au chocolate, Monmartre, Cimetière du Père Lachaise (the one from Paris, Je t'aime!), etc.) tomorrow morning. Today I arrived a little before 11 am from Angers. I walked straight to chez Marj and was met with a box of chocolates! She bought me these fancy (and yummy) French chocolates as a Christmas gift because I made her peanut butter cookies and a card in December. But I only did that because she let me use her apartment the weekend before Christmas (if you recall) so now I need to think of something nice to do for her. Like invite her to stay at my (future) Seattle apartment this summer in July!
I went to the Montparnasse Cemetery today to see Sartre's grave. Then I took a little walk around the St. Germain neighborhood, north of the Luxembourg Garden. I read in my "Paris Adventure Walks" cards that there is a famous little bakery called La Poilâne that makes delicious grain breads nearby. "I need some bread tonight to eat with ny soup," I thought, so I searched for the little bakery and bought myself some famous bread. It is very good. Later, I went to Gilbert Jeune to look for a good guidebook on Rome; I ended up buying the latest Harry Potter book in French instead!
All in all, it was a very successful afternoon in Paris and I expect to have much more to tell you after the next two days.