Pepe and I had a wonderful time, he got to play with the ball in front of Les Invalides. Les Invalides is a beautiful complex of buildings with a rich history. According to the all knowing Wikipedia " Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the burial site for some of France's war heroes, notably Napoleon Bonaparte" It is one of my favorite locations of in Paris.
Yesterday there were the the usual pick-up soccer games, and I find it amazing that almost all cars stop for the grown men running across the street to retrieve the soccer balls, in New York I have a feeling that a lot of these out of shape men would end up on the hood of a yellow taxi cab. But other than watch the soccer games I also witnessed a little gypsy boy, no more than 8, and his sister being arrested for pickpocketing a cell phone, and it was obvious that this was not his first time in the back of a police car. Just another warning keep all small electronics in your bag.
It was a beautiful day with a small lesson in Parisian life.
Hope you all come visit soon!!
Pepe in Paris. Now that really does sound like a book title...a children's book perhaps ;)
ReplyDeleteHe surely fits right in and I am sure very happy to be with his mama. Now the real question is does he like french dogs? Or does he manage to turn his nose up at them too?
Sending love to Mr. Pepe and his mama. Miss you both!
xo