mercredi 21 avril 2010

Back to the Jardin du Luxembourg


We have a difficult time staying away from the Jardin du Luxembourg on such beautiful days - the flowers are gorgeous this spring, big expansive beds of tulips, apple trees heavy with blossoms, and I saw my first lilac bush, which I found enchanting. I tried to sample one of the blooms, but they stopped me, I was disappointed. We saw some French girls basking in the sunshine, and the met some Malaysian girls here on vacation! I put their pictures here to show you what
fun we had on such a beautiful day!

Out about town


Here I am waiting for the bus - you can see the beautiful spring blossoms in the background, what a beautiful spot! We were waiting for the bus to take us to our favorite ice cream spot (well, all I had was a little hay and some water, the rest of them indulged themselves). We sat for quite a while and greeted lots of people, and lots of people who are here staying longer than they had anticipated owing to the current airline situation!

dimanche 18 avril 2010

Home Again


On the way home we stopped and took a picture with another girl on the Quai du Louvre, then crossed the Pont des Arts again to the left bank, where we dipped down to the Seine to have a snack - for me, some lovely endive served with a morsel of fraise, which I adore on a warm spring day. And while we were there, a bâteau mouche sailed by, the first one I've seen close up - I think it might be fun to take a ride, don't you? I'm sure they haven't had too many rabbits on board, what do you think?

I Invade the Tuileries


Here I am getting ready to cross the road, going under the Arc du Triomphe du Carousel. Somehow, I rather like the idea of a rabbit going through a triumphal arch, don't you? When I came out on the other side, I was in the Jardin des Tuileries, on a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon, complete with thousands of sun-worshiping Parisians!

I Love the Louvre

Isn't it a fabulous place? Just can't get enough of it - the modern building in the foreground, and the 16th century palace in the rear. Look at all those windows! I have to confess, nibbling on drapery fringe is a favorite pastime for me, can you imagine how long it would take me to go through all those fringes? I mean, it would be weeks at least!

I Look Through the Pyramid at the Louvre


Well, here I am in the courtyard of the Louvre inspecting the glass pyramid (actually one of the small, rabbit-sized ones). I think they're very beautiful and if you look closely you can see the reflection of you nose in the glass. We met some lovely French girls who wanted a picture, and of course we had to say, bien sûr, avec grand plaisir and we snapped away.

I Cross the Pont des Arts




I am a left-bank type rabbit, so when we took the bus to the Quai de Conti I had a feeling it would be an exciting type day. And I was so right! We walked across the Pont des Arts, and stood on the right-bank side and took a picture with the Sainte-Chapelle in the background.
Then we met some fabulous ladies, one of whom has a rabbit of her own. Well, we insisted that we take a picture with me, so we stood right on the Quai du Louvre and snapped one! Hope she likes it! She had lots of fun friends with her, and they all were biking around the city, and it was the most perfect day for a bike ride, too! Further along the Quai, we met two more girls, Americans in Paris,
having a great stroll, and we all took pictures too, such a great time! You can see we were right across from a side door of the Louvre museum.