Life or Something Like It

I woke up this morning with a BIG smile on my face! The sun was shining once again (whoever said Paris is cold in the winter was seriously mistaken), Mark had the morning off and we had a full array of plans we felt ambitious enough to tackle. First thing's first, though - Sunday Market shopping!
The market was the same as usual: busy, busy, busy! There was a poissonerie having a big promotion on fish so I spent most of my time waiting in line to get us fresh cod and salmon for the week. I got home, changed and then we left for a bike ride along the Seine River using Paris's Velib system - a public biking system that allows you to take out bikes in half hour intervals for up to 24 hours (Montreal calls it the Bixi system). On Sundays, the city closes the lower level highway that runs along the river for runners and bikers to enjoy to themselves. Biking past the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, Place de Concorde and les Champs Elyées with the sun shining in my face was an unforgettable experience and something I plan to do more of while I'm here. We found bike docks near the Arc de Triomphe and then Mark showed me around his old work area when he worked at Michel Dyens, which is located on Avenue Montaigne along with their friendly neighbors Christian Dior, Chanel, LV, Valentino, Céline, AX, and the Canadian Embassy!

We stopped for a delicious Lebanese lunch at Noura and then Mark went back to work for the afternoon. I continued my day in the sun with my camera, and then came home to prepare dinner for when Mark got home. I made us cod with a tomato avocado salsa and, of course, baguette on the side. We ended the day with The Other Guys starring Will Farrell and Mark Wahlberg - not the most highly recommended in my books but I think Mark enjoyed it :)

Goodnight!
xox
Alexis