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Opera

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Upping our game today by attending an opera. It is walking distance from our apartment but not comfortably, while wearing new shoes.  Word of advice to my future self, wear sneakers for the walk and switch into nice shoes after arriving to the destination. Aside from getting a couple of blisters, it was a lovely day. Jack walked ahead to a pharmacy and purchased band aids making the walk home manageable.  Neither of us has been to an opera before but we both enjoyed it. The singing was amazing and the orchestra played a pivotal role in the telling of the story. I think the closest I've gotten to this experience may have been Disney's Fantasia.  The opera was Tosca and sung in Italian. There was closed captioning in English and French, so we were able to follow along. They display the captioning above the stage which worked out surprisingly well. I was a little nervous about it being 3 hours long but with 2 intermissions, it wasn't too long. The audience was an eclectic mi...
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Easter at Notre Dame

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 Attending Easter Mass at Notre-Dame was on our bucket list and we were able to achieve it. We arrived about 45 minutes before the Mass and didn't have any problem getting into the 10:00 service. When we left, the crowd waiting to get in was huge. There aren't any reservations so I'm sure some of the people in line were not able to attend.   We went to the Gregorian Mass. Since it was in Latin we figured we wouldn't be alone in not understanding what was being said. Some of the Mass was in French but part of the Homily was in English which was nice. Between the beauty of the Church and the music, it was a special experience. The choir was amazing as was the organist.  We went out to a little place for brunch and had a quiet afternoon after a short stop in another Church. We were able to catch up with John which was a highlight of the afternoon.  Another protest was happening near us as we were walking the neighborhood. It included a lot of folks wrapped in Irani...
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Quirky shops

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 I walked to the far bakery again this morning to get almond croissants. It was so worth it. Jack agreed as he sleep until I returned with them. We will miss these croissants! We finally went to our local market which had everything from octopus to clothing. We picked up some fresh fruit and vegetables along with prepared food we'll have for dinner a couple of days this week. The variety of options is really impressive, and I hope we can fit in another visit here before we leave. It is literally down the block from us. After sampling some of our purchases, we headed out to visit a few of the covered passages that house shops and cafes. We took a few pictures of the antiques and quirky inventory, but the pictures do not do the shops justice.  On our walk to and from the passages we experienced some of the Easter Saturday crowds along with the beautiful architecture of Paris. We were passed by protesters that were carrying signs that said Media Lies in French. I don't know what ...
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