Not an anniversary, not a birthday, just a badly needed opportunity to recharge batteries and stand back from everything for a while.
My husband and I jumped on the Eurostar to Paris whilst my mother “borrowed” Ted for three days at home.
Our Montparnasse hotel room view spanned from the Arc du Triomphe to Sacre Coeur with glimpses of the Louvre, Grand Palais and St Germain de Pres in between.
Pressing your face hard on the window, you also caught a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower.
Coming home I’ve spent the past few days chilling out in the garden, away from the emails and the to-do list.
Away from the self imposed deadlines and standards.
No cooking, just stuff from the fridge.
I’ve been considering which landmarks matter most in the hotel window view of life.
And it’s not towers, basilicas and monuments.
It’s a little boy eating ice cream.
I swear he’d grown bigger in the three days we were away.
We were not missed – although he was delighted to see us return. Life goes on at grasshopper height.
I hope you had an Easter as sunny and relaxing as mine. When was the last time you took a step back?
Wow, really jealous right now 🙂 I haven’t taken a step back in a while – either studying or baking or organising society events, but I hope to take a break like you soon!
Whew, sounds like you’re busy!!
Great post and really interesting Paris pics – I have never been to that area of it – so different to the rest of Paris
There were plenty of restaurants around Boulevard Montparnasse and Boulevard Edgar somebody but to be honest, I wouldn’t stay in that hotel again unless I was getting a train from Gare du Montparnasse next morning. Reason being that Metro for Montparnasse is really long way away because they knocked it down to build the tower and then rebuilt it 3/4 mile up the road. It’s kind of like booking into a hotel near Euston Station and discovering it’s really at Mornington Crescent…
Makes me feel like jumping on a plane somewhere! Glad you had a lovely break. Happy Easter!
What lovely, sunny weather in Paris! And full of good intentions to unwind and take stock of life’s priorities. I try to step back every day, the view’s just not as nice as your hotel room ;-).
Oh yes. It’s amazing how everything can take on such an avalanche effect. The must do more mentality. We have had a really lovely few days just not having to meet any deadlines or ferry children around. I find that with the size family I have (7 children!), it’s been a blessing that we live in town so we can nip out for an hour to a nearby cafe just the two of us.