A DREAM COME TRUE!

One morning I woke up and I was in... 

PARIS!!! 

After a long taxi ride from 

Charles De Gaulle Airport 

we arrived at our hotel in the 

Saint Lazare area of Paris which 

is in arrondissement 9. 

We stayed at Hotel Londres & New York. 

It was located across from the Saint Lazare 

Train Station or in French, 

Saint Lazare Gare. 

We were in love with our little 

French window that overlooked 

Rue de Havre. It was so entertaining 

just sitting by the window looking 

at the fabulous architecture of each 

building and "people watching". 

Passage du Havre was a very handy 

little shopping mall... 

right across the street!! 

Tres bien!! 

Our favorite morning cafe, 

Cafe le Saint Lazare, with the 

red awning. We could look out our window

and see if there were tables available. 

(More on that later.) 

The Saint Lazare Train Station. 

Of course this was the best view as far 

as I was concerned, 

my darling handsome hubby! 

Moi, after many many hours of travel 

but so happy to be in Paris! 

My first cafe experience was at 

the Triadou Haussmann Cafe. 

Sitting at a table on the sidewalk  

is such a wonderful way to dine in Paris. 

Our handsome son & wife went with us 

to Paris. They had been to Paris before 

and knew lots of the "ropes". 

Here he is toasting me with French 

champagne, but of course!! 

This was at L' Arcade Haussman for dessert...

the best creme brulee I've ever had! 

I could not get enough of the 

architecture of the buildings that 

were our backdrop while dining.

It was like being in an old French movie.  

Each one has it's own personality! 

Near one of the cafes was 

a sweet little intercity park, 

complete with tall wrought iron fence, 

that took up a whole block.

We ventured in to take a peek. 

There were people sitting on 

park benches chatting & reading. 

(But I refrained from photographing 

them without their permission since 

I didn't know how to say "May I 

take your photo?") It was a quiet 

intimate atmosphere there. 

In the center was a building that 

was closed but was a type of 

memorial from what we could tell. 

  

The sign read: 

I was so excited when I saw her name... 

Marie Antoinette! 

This was the 

Chapelle expiatoire. 

This chapel is dedicated to 

King Louis XVI 

& 

Queen Marie Antoinette, 

The chapel was partly built on grounds of

the former Madeleine Cemetery where 

Louis & Marie were originally buried 

after they were guillotined. They are 

formally buried at Basilica of St Denis today. 

Although we could not see the inside I 

 found photos of it. 

This little treasure is located at 

29 rue Pasquier

8th arrondissement 

Paris France

I wanted to share my first Paris 

experiences with you. 

That's right... 

my first experience was NOT 

 the Eiffel Tower. 

But this was a very 

special moment for me. 

I went to Paris 

and found a bit of 

 Marie Antoinette! 

Bisous,

Edie Marie

Please stay tuned for much much more 

to come on Paris. I want to share it all 

with you dear friends!