to live in the past

Oh for the days, I spent in Belgium and France..... I was not married then.... I went to visit a friend... n we had a ball of a time.... (her hubby, her daughter, her and me ofcourse)... We spent a weekend at a holiday home which was near a forest (The Ardennes to be precise... :) where we saw deers running with wild abandon... the mud was soft n mucky due to the perpetual rains.... It was pre-Easter time... so the kiddies were looking for easter eggs which the bunny hid (bunny being Grandmere) - The excitement of finding the eggs... and voila - I get to eat 'em.. yum.... Chocolate.... Apres, I have the vin (wine ofcourse) - excellent..... At home we celebrate with a bottle of Moet et Chardonny (champagne - glorious for words)....with cheese to die for.... Another weekend we spend in Paris and visit the Eiffel tower - go right on the top........ ooooooh it was cold on the 2nd stage as it started rainin and I forgot my manteau below.... horrible.... The rain is chilly - the cold attacks yr bones.... n when it is sunny wow....!! We go to the Louvre but the queues being too long we just don't enter... :( We walk on the streets of fashion...the Champs-Elysées to be precise... then we go to see the Basilica of the Sacré Coeur which is a beautiful place... outside the Basilica u can see the whole of Paris... (they have kept a telescope to magnify the view)... Walk a little ahead n we reach Notre Dame cathedral where u see the gargoyles... There was a mass in process so we did not go in... Below the same is a crypt... ancient ofcourse.... where u see life as it was eons ago...... and the the Arc de Triomphe, c'est magnifique....one can go on and on in Paris n enjoy its amazing architecture.... but sadly i had to leave coz i was short on time.... It is amazing to get into the tiny cafes and enjoy the food n ambience... each cafe has its own uniqueness.... n hospitabality... Je suis tres heureuse... :)
Now I am tired... maybe someother time.....