Paris; she's got it all

So, here we are. It is where we considered as the mid-point of our journey. We knew that we will need to take a breath before continuing on with our trip, and this highly civilized city of art and culture. Sahe and I arrived separately, and without having any time to congratulate each other on getting here, we met up with a friend in town from London, my sister and nephew visiting from Japan for a week, and my cousin and family who have lived here for 6 years. There is nothing like a reunion with friends and family, whom you can relax around them and let them spoil you, especially being away from it all.

Two weeks ago, the family reunion led us to a wonderful weekend trip, visiting beautiful castles such as Fontainebleau and Vaux-Le-Vicomte, and getting a peek of the small town Auver-sur-Oises, where Vincent Van Gogh spent his last months of his life. Only being one hundred kilometers away from central Paris, landscapes and impressions of each town are distinctively different from one another.

I did not see this during my last visit as a student in the US, I actually enjoy being in Paris. The food, people, the city scape, all appear as something new, warm and cozy. Weather has also been on our side, as it has been stable and warm while being here. But we have to remember that we are still in the middle of a journey. We cannot get too comfortable, or we will have a difficult time peeling our butts off the couch. Cheese, salami, and croissants don't help the situation either, as we must be collecting extra calories onto our already fully-packed luggage. 

So we begun discussing about our upcoming days, week and months. This is not as easy, as we have accumulated a number of places-to-want-to-visit, far more than the we started off with. We finally decided on leaving Europe by early November, and head for south Asia. We went to apply for our Indian visa yesterday, and are slowly getting ourselves ready for the second half. 

 

 

In the meantime, I have to start jogging or do something...