COUNTDOWN - DAY 2

Happy Halloween from Paris!!

This was at the front desk of our hotel

Today is really our last day in Paris.  We leave tomorrow morning around 10:00.  We met Madame Orozco, our wonderful gardienne, at the apartment this morning.  Unfortunately, I had a headache this morning, but, after a short rest, I was able to get the cleaning done that we'd planned (with David's help, of course!).  Mme O. took much of the food things we had and some of the flowers.  I gave her the pumpkin we'd bought several weeks ago for her grandchildren.  You don't see many pumpkins around here...I don't know why.

Madame Orozco stopped her cleaning to come in a minute

On the way to the apartment, we dropped by our regular boulangerie and picked up some pastries for breakfast and a jambon buerre for lunch.  They know us here (especially David) and we had petits cadeaux (small gifts) for each the ladies (a small box of chocolates) and the one man (a bottle of wine).  David had told them earlier we were moving back to the US, so today she was so sweet and gifted us our purchases.  Why does this make me feel so sad?  I don't know her name nor, I believe, does she know mine.  And, yet, we know each other.  Anyway...

A chocolate pain will never be the same!!

As we were strolling to church after finishing the apartment, we saw this at a cafe we passed.  I don't remember seeing things like this last year...was I just not aware or is it new this year?  I don't have the answer but it was a fun sighting.

I love this!  Someone is really clever.  Notice the skeleton is drinking wine..he's French after all!!

We  left a flash drive for Scott, our pastor,  of Bloom information.  Visited a little there before catching the 63 bus across from the church to go to GThuillier, a shop where we bought our santons last year.   David said it's appropriate our last bus ride is on the 63 because it's the one we first took when we came three years ago.  The things you remember...   If you remember,  at Christmas last year we bought each of the kids (as a family gift) a santon structure with some figures.  We also, of course, bought ourselves one to go with our Nativity scene.  We wanted to add a bridge and a couple of new figures.

This is our santon and Nativity last Christmas

After considerable looking, we found a little bridge we think will fit with our set and two figures, a man fishing and...Santa Claus!!!!  I couldn't pass Santa up!!  This shop is full of different sized figures which I love since some people have less space but can still enjoy this tradition.

The shop is full of structures and figures

By the time we got home, it was time eat our jambon buerre and relax a little.  Tonight we went to our favorite pizza place for our last dinner.  David's been going there every Friday and bringing pizza home.  Tonight, we ate in!!

Alfio Restaurant Italien

David and I and "the girls"

And, of course, we couldn't leave without on lat shot of our beautiful Eiffel Tower.   When we wake up tomorrow, our dream comes to a sweet end...in the twinkle of an eye...

Au Revoir Paris!