sophia’s travel by night

so after a week in london... i returned to paris via Eurostar, the cross channel train. i left my woodtypes in garrett's. didn't want to lug it around. cuz i am lugging around a tall roll of paper that i will do my drawings on. anyway, met up with jimmy and kelley (two of the 5 members of our dining club back in southern cal) in paris, to hv a mini pairs adventure. and, ther r 6 restaurants i think is a must. plus a bakery. the following r my lists to J&K, didn't think i'd end up meeting them here, n eating some more with them. 1. le fumoir (by the louvre), 6 rue de l'amiral-de-coligny, 1st. metro: lovre-rivoli. ths place i've been back 3x's. sunday is packed w/ppl for brunch til 4pm. so up to u, menu items r yummy, or plat du jour is always a good bet here. 2. laduree (on 75 champs-elysees, 8th. main store/restaurant) awesome pastry. food is great too. n if they offer u a fish called Dorade, grab it, yummy fish. the macroones r best i've had, n i no...

was in london from 19th to 25th. while ther, i stayed in north eastern part of london called south woodford. takes nearly an hour train ride to get into central. but it's nice. garrett (tyler)'s daughter, fiona is just sooooooooooo cute. every year i c her, she's just growing and growing. she's starting grade k now. wow. time flies by. tho i spent some days at home, just hanging out and doing nothing, working at nite... i did manage to go into town several times to visit the V&A, amazing place for studies on design, esp ironwork. and then, ther's the LONDON design fair all over town. tht was fun. bricklane area is awesome! but, i must say, this week of eating in london, made me really miss the food in paris! so i pigged out in paris!

is it possible to b only allergic to short haired cats? or i just simply have allergy, europe and nyc?

how do i always manage to miss my flights? here i was, arrived way early and b'cause i had this instinct tht my giant box of wooden type would not reach LA, i decided to go into paris city (after arrving at airport via tgv from lyon) and pick it up! then b'cuz of ths, i had to repack my entire bag, cuz easy jet only allows one chk'g bag. n then, the crazy cross terminal bus decided to b late n drop me off at the wrong stop for the terminal... my fault for not double chk'g i guess. n i can't find easy jet at all! running all over the place. tired n hungry. then the gate closed early. so i hv to wait til 10 tonite. i wanna cry at my stupidity. never trust my instincts again. :-( maybe i will not stay too much longer in europe and just go home after london. who needs to go nice n amsterdam again? ther's a beach at home waiting for me too!

since my camera broke, chk out vienne via the website. beautiful roman temple still intact. well, here's just a few from my phone w/the little camera in it.

well, been in europe about 2 weeks now. first was being in paris, meeting up w/sister (chris N hubby, ming) and mom, there then to bordeaux for a few days. revisiting the haut brion vineyard... then we stayed the next couple of days at chateau barroge? in st emillion. ther.., well, mom took a fall. so was emergency room chk up, etc. dr is really cute. sweet too. and it didn't cost us much but 100 euro, x-ray fee. wow, this is good health care. anyway, back to paris after a day inside hotel w/mom. crazy shopping days the nxt few. sunday shops r all closed. if u come to paris, must visit Laurderee on champs... great food ther b'sides the famous macaroon desserts. met up w/Sophie and her hubby for dinner. by monday, everyone has split up, mom, ming and chris off to cologne/ amesterdam. sophie n her grumpy hubby to bordeaux. while i stuck around, chk'd into a small budget hotel near the centre pompidue, waiting to meet up w/John and Nanci, who's cousin is getting married he...