Breakfast at 9 today. Soon after mom and sis go to La Défence for some shopping.
Olivier comes to the hotel and around 11, Paolo, him and I, leave to go to a computer store.
At 1, Olivier goes to a doctor appointment and Polo and I go to meet mom and sis on the Champs Elysèe. After some window shopping and some walking around, we meet again with Olivier. We have lunch around Pont de l'Alma.
A cruise on the Seine River is next on the list. The weather is a little unstable and goes back and forth between nice and warm and overcast and chilly. It is however one of the best ways to see the famous left and right banks and the amazing architecture along the way. The Palais des Tuileries, the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, all the bridges... The cruise is very relaxing, informative and it's a great way to spend an hour.
After the cruise we all go back to take the subway. Olivier goes home and Pascal goes with us to Trocadéro where he has a connection to go home and us back to the hotel. As we were saying good-bye Pascal hugged my mom and I saw his eyes get teary. Mom and sis are leaving tomorrow so he won't see them again. It was great that we got to spend a few days together and I really wish he had been with us on the cruise. Well we'll try to plan better next time. I overheard Thierry say something yesterday that really made me happy. He said: it's really rare to see such connection and complicity among siblings and also as rare between children and parents. We truly are the "clan". We care for each other and are very protective of each other.
After we part, we go back to the hotel. At 7pm, mom and sis leave to go to visit a friend in the suburbs. I leave around 7:15 to go to Jérome and Lykke's for dinner. We have "sushi" (Lykke got some special treats for me since I don't eat fish) with Kiki, the Au Pair, and Alric (sorry, "King Alric", their son. We have a wonderful time and I stay with them until almost midnight.
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