This is the park kitty corner from our building. We are in the outskirts of Paris still assessable by metro of course. It is called Puteaux. I call it the Oak Park of Paris...it feels like it's own little community and yet so close to the big city. We are situated next to the Seine and La Defense(an area of large modern sky scrapers on the other side of downtown Paris, where the Cube building is...ever see Bourne Identity...Matt Damon is running through the plaza of the Cube at the end of the movie).
The first thing I noticed when we walked in the spacious garden was the bowling ball sized hydrangeas. Look at this cute garden area completely enclosed so we leave the patio doors open all day, even when we are gone for the cat. Our apartment is only the first floor.
This is the front of the building at Rue Voltaire.
This is our clothes dryer!
Sorry Minou, you have been replaced for a few weeks, but only so we can love you more when we get home!! This is Elsie, a fat pudgy old lady of a cat who's meow sounds like a baby crying. We are in charge of her along with 2 huge gold fish and 2 turtles.
The tiny tiny kitchen...looks like a mess...sorry bout that!
Turtle house...so cute...with mesh over the top to protect them from Elsie and birds and a loose ferret we have only heard about.
THis is the open space living room and dining room. Very spacious with great leather furniture. This has been a great space for all of us. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 bathes. The outdoor space really makes the place. Even though the neighbors from all around can see into the garden it still feels very private, and I have really not seen anyone...you only hear cute little kids jabbering away in french. The only glitch is the commute to the city, a quick bus ride to the No. 1 metro leads you right into the heart of the city, this can be a bit tiring at the end of our long days for the kids, but it beats having to pay an extravigant price for a hotel for 3 weeks! Au revoir!
Looks soooo wonderful, looking forward to seeing u all soon even if for a little bit! Mom and dad have been reading ur blogs, i am proud of them ;). Are u eating all the french pasteries possible? I hear there is nothing like them here!
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