The Olympics are surprisingly, to me, very popular here in Paris. However how they decided to air the sports was very different than in the States. The picture shows the building on the outskirts of Paris where most of all the TV stations are aired from and they had this poster advertising for the Olympics. They have about as many free channels as we do, between 15-20, but they are not named very creatively. Channel 1 is named 'France 1', channel 2 'France 2', then there is 'France 3,' and 'France 4' however no France 5. That channel famously died in the 1980s because they didn't have enough people watching. So instead of reviving it they just skip that number and go on with 6-20 something for the free channels. They also have many of our stations either streamed over or they just have the same channel but everything is dubbed in French, like Turner Classic Movie channel (wink wink Dad!) or Bravo. For the Olympics they switched between France 2 and 3. The repeats would be played in the morning on France 2 until about 10am then the live stream would come in on France 3 from 10-5 then it would switch back to France 2 from about 5-10pm. You had to play a little channel gymnastics to watch the Olympics here but I managed when I had the time to watch some of it.
This was lunch one afternoon when I went to a see the 1920s exhibit at the Museum of Architecture. I know it doesn't look good but it tasted magnificent! It was mashed potatoes on top with a beef stew with veggies on the bottom, tasted just like what Mom makes at home!
Photos weren't allowed in the museum but I snuck this one. They showed, very well I might add, how the 1920s changed the facade of Paris. I noticed it more when I was walking around Paris after seeing this exhibit how many buildings were built during that time from what I learned in that museum. What we consider in the States to be old Parisian charm, and many stores try to sell furniture or little trinkets that are Parisian, is actually what was created in Paris during the 1920s. Its beautiful stuff but it was nice to see where it all started from. The picture above is a building that is still standing in Paris and I want to go see it again now that I have been to this museum.
The museum was located right just on the opposite end of the Eiffel Tower gardens and they finally had the water running so I got a perfect shot!
Phil! Your motorcycling is here in Paris, you should move over ;)
The third weekend in February (20-23) I was asked by my friend Katie to watch the apartment and her cat Bella since her and her boyfriend would be in Budapest for the weekend. I am not much of an animal person however Bella is not a very active cat and just usually sleeps around so I agreed. Plus Katie let me stay over while they were gone so I got to watch the Olympics on their TV!
Their TV was so cool, it had a duel screen so I could watch two shows at once. Ps yes that is Bella on my legs, she was such the cutest thing!
For the closing ceremony I watched it over the Nguyen's and made a strawberry blueberry pie! Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of it because it was eaten before I could but it was so delicious! I will have to make that again soon.
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