Since we last met I was enjoying a French cabaret.  At the end of the evening, sometime after midnight, my favorite hat disappeared. It was a gift from my sister and every time I wear it I think of her. The staff helped me look for it with flashlights but I ended up having to leave without it and yes, I pouted about it. Today I did a little shopping and went to Uniqlo Paris and there was a hat with the same little eyeballs by the same designer! It made me very happy. I’ll try and keep better tabs on this one, Bonni, and still think of you!

On our walk to Palais Garnier for an immersive game inside the famous opera house, we stopped for two adorable kittens flirting with us from inside a closed restaurant. Well, let’s be honest, we started the flirting, they were just better at it. Little things like this make us miss home a bit, but only a little…

…because we are on our way to the opera/ballet house that was the inspiration for the Phantom of the Opera! We were able to run around and find clues to solve a mystery while marveling at the gorgeous design and the masterful Marc Chagall ceiling surrounding the chandelier. Susanna was much better at the game portion, I was too busy gawking at the incredible scenery. The only clue we did not find was a lobster, I mean, come on, look at this brilliance and tell me you could find a lobster in the “haystack!”

After more walking we are back at home base to pack up and have one more night in Paris. Tomorrow we are up at 5am to catch a flight to Barcelona! It’s always melancholy for me  to drive away from a place, wondering when, or if, I will ever come back and how to hold the memories intact and release what I didn’t accomplish. The Eiffel Tower sizzling every night outside our window will remind me to keep sparkling forward into Spain.