Oh, it's good to be on the Cape.

Lieutenant Island is a great place for skim-boarding at low tide.

Tuesday, July 8

Taking the train to CDG

Nina's last pomme fritte

Getting ready for take-off

Leaving Paris

Crossing the English Channel

Heading over the Atlantic

Lots of fireflies in Tompkins Square Park that night

Monday, July 7

The church of St. Germain des Pres is the oldest in Paris.

These late Delacroix murals (oil on canvas) are in the church of Saint-Sulpice. Seurat and Signac spent a lot of time studying them.

In the Jardin du Luxembourg, there was some serious chess playing going on.

We also found a great playground where Nina and I hung out while Mary went to see a Vlaminck show in the Musée du Luxembourg.

There was a lot of contemporary sculpture on display in the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Petite Ligne Vert, 2007 by Christophe Dalecki made me think of Rachel Urkowitz's plastic flowers.

Nina and I went back to St. Sulpice since Mary was still in the Vlamick show.

One chapel held a video installation by Benjamin Bergery and Jim Campbell.

Epiphany, 2007

Then we went back to the Musée du Luxembourg to find Mary. She said the show was great, though photography was not permitted.

Sunday, July 6

What a relief not to be going to another museum today!

Cathrine took us to visit her friends Martine and Phillipe at Martine's country house, just 30 minutes outside of Paris. The landscape changes very quickly.

Appoline joined us for the day and brought along a special card game for the train ride.

Arriving at the station

Driving into the village, we passed an old car.

Mary and Cathrine picked up some bread and a fruit tart.

Martine's house is just outside the village, within walking distance.

Martine showed Cathrine her garden while Nina and Appoline started a game of tag. In french it's something like "play the cat."

With limited ability to communicate, Nina and Appoline decided what to do next.

Lunch

Sieste

Then we took a walk to a neighbor's to go for a swim.

A nice setting for a pool