Rue de Passy

Got in from Paris early for a change and had to wait for a gate, as is normal on early flights in IAH. Once cleared by passport control, I noticed that I had left my perishables on the plane .... so an hour after touchdown I finally walked outside, where Jer was waiting for me with a cup of hot, black coffee. I love that he always does that for me--such a treat.

On this layover Mika and I went straight out after our arrival at the hotel. We took a cab over to the Musee du Vin to discover that it was closed on Mondays. A bit of a drag as we'd planned on having lunch there too. Instead we walked up the steps to the Rue de Passy and had lunch at a cool brasserie, Le Passy. My only complaint was that there was no t.p. in the ladies room. However, I had some tissues tucked into my purse so we were ok there.

Next stop, Depot-Vente de Passy, a consignment store on the rue de la Tour. This place contained many "bargains" on couture items, that is, if you are up to spending several hundred euros on any given item. Most items looked brand new and were in style.

We made our way back to the rue de Passy where we really started to get into the shopping spirit.
This street is filled with boutiques, shoe shops, cafes and even has a mall half way along it. We both loved the entire day, stopping for a tea or coffee here and there and buying lots. I found a fabulous brown trenchcoat which will be perfect for this fall; Mika found several coats for the fall/winter. Many hours later and laden with a dozen bags of purchases between us, we hopped into a taxi back to the hotel.

The rest of the gang had already headed out to dinner at Le Petit Troquet so I nipped across the street to Ribe for a light meal then stayed up in my room pampering myself with some of the goodies I had bought at L'Occitane before sleeping very well for the night.