As I sit here at my desk, I am already thousands of miles away. I am dreaming of Paris, where I will soon be travelling with a group of artists and friends. We have a lovely week planned for ourselves. A week to embrace la joie de vivre. A week to wander, to explore and also to create. We will will not be taking the typical visitors path. We will live in left bank apartments in a quiet residential neighborhood and each night as we slumber scents from the local boulangerie will waft through our bedroom windows. For breakfast each morning we will slather warm baguettes with butter and honey, and sip cafe au lait. Our daily wanderings will begin on the Metro and on the avenues where our lives will intersect with the people of Paris. We will peruse the market streets in search of ingredients for our evening meals, and enjoy lunches at local cafes where we will feast on luscious cheeses, pates, crepes and other sumptuous regional dishes. And for dessert we may even nibble on a macaron or two from a patisserie. At the end of our daily explorations we will voyage back to our Paris pied-e-terre to relax, reflect and journal the journey. That's an essential element, I think, to capture la joie de vivre. Joie de vivre is all about embracing and savouring all the moments of our lives and adopting a less harried pace. It's something we might aspire to do more of, especially at home.
So now that the plotting and planning has been done, all that is left is to do is slow down, be in the moment, and open our hearts to Paris.
Au revoir for now. I promise to tell you all about Paris when I return. Until then you can read more about our plans on the Bonjour Madame site.
I know you all will have a wonderful time! Have fun be safe and I can't wait to hear all about the trip when you all get back!
Posted by: jackie | 21 September 2011 at 05:51 PM
Can't wait to read about it ALL!
Posted by: Riki Schumacher | 21 September 2011 at 06:52 PM
Do you have an apartment you rent in Paris?? Hmmm. Riki
Posted by: Riki Schumacher | 21 September 2011 at 06:55 PM
Un petit séjour à Paris ... quelle chance !
bise, Colette
Posted by: colette copeland | 28 September 2011 at 11:31 PM
How exciting! I am so looking forward to your future posts!
Posted by: patsy | 11 October 2011 at 07:20 PM