Au parc

Saturday we undertook a big walk in the Latin Quarter, primarily for Rebecca to buy some French books for Penelope, who will begin French immersion school in a few weeks (...so deflating to think that this 3-year-old will know more French by Christmas than I can ever hope for, even though I'm approaching Level 10 on Duolingo and have a 49-day streak going...quel dommage).

Our day began outside the Charonne Metro station, watching
a pause in "Parade of the Tropics"; seen one parade, seen one
too many, I always say

P has her uncooperative moments...here
refusing a photo before the Fountain of St.
Michel

Just as P looks up to see if I am still shooting,
the girl in the upper left executes her jump...

In the bookstore, P peruses the Princess
books, quickly finding her current favorite,
Snow White

Meet me at the sign of the copper pots

Outside a chocolate store on Boulevard St. Germain: a
chocolate Mini for Maman...Rebecca's car in high school was
a 74 Mini that had been registered in France

P exercising on a Metro exhaust vent on the boulevard;
like most 3-year-olds, she loves to run

Later, we find a playground at the park at Sevres-Babylone,
just outside the Bon Marche

French playgrounds are the best and always have appropriate
age restrictions

On the slide

And playing in the sand, still a favorite activity; while
Maman et Grand-mere do some more shopping

Saturday afternoon at the playground