Some friends from Denmark came to visit Paris the week-end of the 10th of May. It was my favorite Swedish couple, two of my housemates in Lyngby. I had the chance to visit Paris myself by their side, on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Saturday, we had first a nice bier before going to eat dinner, at one of my favorite streets, rue Mouffetard. We were first alone in the bar (a bit freaky), but as we sat many other people came. We were speaking and laughing so loud that everybody watched us. The barman laughed at me, as I couldn’t remember how to say ‘cheers’ in French! :D Shame on me, I know, but it is quite hard to switch the languages like that. When I’m on the mode ‘English’, I even speak English to French people in the streets, by habit. -_-‘
After the bier, I chose a good traditional French restaurant, ‘Au pot de Fer’, in the street rue pot de fer (so original). This street is a pedestrian street, and we sat on the terrace under the sun. Many musicians come to play there. You can it there more than correctly for around 14 euros. After the dinner, we had a walk around the area. I showed them the Pantheon, Luxembourg, Blvd Saint Michel, and Odeon. We went to rue Saint André des Arts, and then rue de Buci, where we took a Strawberry Mojito. Still on the terrace. Really cosy bar, you are so close to your neighbors that you can even talk to them… We finished the evening by walking along the Seine, then going through the nice atmosphere of the Pont des Arts, where lots and lots of students were sitting on, dancing, playing music, eating, drinking… And went home from Chatelet.
On Sunday, I met them at the Arc de Triomphe. I really had chance with the exit of the metro, because there are so many that you can get lost really easily. They didn’t expect me as I saw them sitting on a bench contemplating the Arc. We walked down the Champs Elysees, until the Place de la Concorde, then walked through the Jardin des Tuileries to admire the Musée du Louvre at its end. From there, we walked til Chatelet again, to show them the Centre Pompidou and have dinner there. I know, I made them walk a lot! I should have read something about Paris before meeting them, because they bombarded me with lots of odd and amazing questions! I promised them to do the same when I go to Stockholm to visit them (Fred, Kris, if you read me… ;))
