Another busy day

Started the day off with a bus trip to the Marais district. This area was once one of the more swanky areas of town back in the days but has settled to a nice quiet and relaxing location. We saw the Bastille monument and headed through the neighborhoods. We took a quick tour through the Picasso Museum and headed into the Jewish district for some falafel and schwarma. Yummy. We then meandered over to the Centre Pompidou for some modern art. Partially disturbing but also enjoyable. Still made us wonder what our generation's "legacy" of art will be. We look back on all of the previous generations of people painting "things" and then we just seem to abandon that... Are we forward thinking or just quitters?

Anyhow, afterwards we swung into La Cave au Bulles which was a local beer store recently featured on the Brewing Network. I had brought a bomber of a hoppy beer from the states to trade with a store owner. The owner was on the way out but we quickly traded the beer for a biere de garde, the one kind of beer I wanted to try in France.

We then headed out to L'Opera primarily to see one of Emily's favorite artist's largest works (Marc Chagall) on the ceiling of the hall. It really was breathtaking. Emily was feeling a bit under the weather so we headed back to our apartment for a rest. I, being hyperactive, went for a 4-5 mile run through the West of Paris, running by the Eiffel Tower, over to the Museum of Wine (didn't go in, looked snooty), and then down the long "island" that has the minature Statue of Liberty (Dear France, Thank you for the Statue of Liberty. Here is a little one from us in case you forgot what you made for us. Yours in Christ, America).

Tonight, we hope to go to the Louvre and meet up with a friend that Krysta met at a recent wedding for dinner. Should be a nice evening.
Mark