The Zoo and More

Jarred says I left the last post a cliff hanger and then fell off the blog ban wagon. That was totally unintentional if that is how you are feeling. You may once again return to normal life. I am still alive and still writing a blog. However, trying to build a social life in Paris has occupied a bit of my time this past week. It was fantastic!! I was able to attend my bible study, take Emma to choir, visit a museum and garden with a new friend, and we had a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner hosted by fellow Americans.

I need to catch you up on the zoo before we can move on to further more recent events. The zoo was incredible! The kids and I were running around like crazy people. We were even excited to see the "North American Raccoon". I mean how exciting, the zoo in Paris has raccoons!! I am still a child in many, many ways and the enthusiasm I have for a good zoo is one of the symptoms. We were not planning on going to the zoo, but as we were leaving the Natural History Museum (I must also confess that the before mentioned museum has a much fancier French name, but that is essentially what it was) we walked right by the gate to the zoo and Jarred had to make a decision. He could choose to tell the three jumping children "no" and we would all pout the entire metro ride home, or he could buy the tickets and have a fantastic time with happy people. He made a good choice.

 

The happy people at the zoo!

 

 

A gorgeous black leopard....and some man's ear.

 

 

The kids looking at a kangaroo.

 

 

 

Then on Thursday a sweet lady that I met at bible study invited the kids and I to go to a museum and garden really close to our apartment. It is located on the bank of the Seine river and the man that started it planted gardens from different parts of the world. This time of year was amazing. The colors were impeccable (yes people I said impeccable!). The kids had a great time running and exploring. You walk out of the main museum area and the gardens just unfold in front of you. I wish I had a picture of their faces when they realized what we were about to see.

 

 

 

 

 

These pictures were all taken in the Japanese garden. By far my favorite that we actually saw. With it being nap time, we were not able to get to all the gardens. We will definitely being going back to this little gem. Most of the tourist never make time to see little gardens like this, but it has been one of my favorite places we have been to so far. I can't wait to take my mom and Jarred's mom when they visit. 

 

 

Then we went to a real Thanksgiving dinner. We were invited over to some friend's house to eat turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, macaroni and cheese, and much more. (I can now call them friends as it is Facebook official) I didn't get any great pictures from the meal because our camera died from all the garden documenting earlier in the day.

 

 

 

Until Next Time,

Megan