New Changes in our Apartment

Our apartment experienced a change while I was in Turkey; my husband decided to wallpaper two of our rooms. He also painted the kitchen, but I don't have a picture of it.

Isn't it pretty?

We are renovating the apartment for our house guests who will be here in September and December. We are trying to make it more our place, because the landlord didn't make it feel homey enough before we moved in. We have started adding those touches, such as the Galatsaray football or soccer team poster you see on the wall.

And the real friendship between Turkey and America

Or the curtains I made

Next project is going to redo the windows, because they are really old (from 1960) and don't close well. But they will have to be put on hold for sometime, as we don't have the money for the renovation or the landlord's approval.

Here is a hint!

from this picture

These spots aren't all that important, France has bigger issues than black spots on the ground in suburbs. But I find the stories or the sightings interesting.

The picture below was once such sighting witnessed at 4 in the morning (more about this in the answer post) just two weeks after moving into our new apartment.

Keep your guesses coming!

Have you figured it out yet?

Guess what this is?

seen in Aulnay Sous Bois

If you have ever been to the suburbs (outside of Paris, the city), you have probably seen one of these black spots on the road.


First person to get the answer right will get a special prize!

Or you can wait for the answer soon!

Tour de France 2011

Yesterday, my husband and I decided to go see the Tour de France yesterday.

We got off and walked along the Seine checking out the Paris Plage ( another post on this soon ), but it was packed so we decided to head over to the Jardin des Tuileries to see the race. But again between Pont des Arts and the Louvre (as seen below) it was packed with people who were eager to see the race.


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Finally we found a spot, and we sat there for about an hour, but no sign of the racers or anybody who had a clue when they would arrive. So, we decided to walk near the metro, we found another good spot and the racers sped by 15 minutes later.

Do you have photos from la Tour de France past or present? Don't hesitate to share them!

Rain, Rain Go Away!

As the USA is experiencing a heatwave, Paris recently has felt like spring showers and fall temperatures mixed together. And the rain does not look like it will be stopping sometime soon, well at least for the rest of the week.

Thanks to the rain I have been able to concentrate to get my work done, because who wants to go walking around in the rain.


But I guess if I really wanted to, I could dress up like Gene Kelly and be singing in the rain. Enjoy!