Sunday, March 1, 2009

On Saturday, we went to the Clignancourt flea market just north of Paris, and then proceeded to Michelle's house, where her French roommate, Ben, hosted a "going-away" party for her - "moving away" to another apartment in Paris, that is. The guest list included Ben, David and Nicolas (Ben's friends), Brittany, Stephanie, Anne-Sophie and Mathilde (some sweet French girls Michelle had met through a friend), and Matt, a slightly creepy guy from San Francisco that Michelle had randomly met in the metro on the way home from work Friday . . . The French guys did a great job hosting the party, with a spread of wine, French snack foods (including peanut-flavored Cheeto-ish snacks), and tons of cheese, as well as fish sticks - literally fish on a stick, but not the battered, American kind. On Sunday, a tired Michelle, Brittany and I patronized the Happy Days restaurant, intrigued by a French take on the quintessential American 50's-themed diner. It was replete with kitschy pink-and-black mod interiors and faux jukeboxes everywhere! We enjoyed the diner so much we sat and talked for two hours after finishing our meal. After all our talking, we decided we were hungry again! So we walked directly to another restaurant for sushi. . .