Wednesday in Paris

It has been another busy day that started with us filling gasoline at a curbside station. We simply pulled up to the curb, stopped the car and had a man instantly filling the gas tank. It was interesting looking into the small office / shop because almost every shelf is stocked with an alcoholic beverage. I suppose it's so both you and the car can get gassed quickly?

We arrived at the hospital about 10:30 to find Roger watching CNN in English on the room's TV. He had his second night of sound sleep so he's gradually looking and feeling better. Late this afternoon he was given an EKG and tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. he's scheduled for one more test. The doctor said that if the test comes out well, he may be able to return to the apartment late tomorrow afternoon. He'll be ordered to have complete bed rest but at least he'll be in a comfortable home environment with both his sister and me to take care of him.

This afternoon Afran and I went to an elegant three story shopping center to do some browsing and I bought a new electrical connection for my computer and three French language musical CD s. Afterward we stopped at a lovely chocolate shop to buy a snack for Roger. Belgium is known for excellent chocolate but Paris is also known for some very inventive and interesting chocolates.

After shopping we stopped at a nearby sidewalk cafe and Afran ordered Lapin and I had Monk Fish with Lobster Sauce (with chunks of lobster meat). The sauces here are amazing and Afran knows how to make them all by scratch so guess who is going to be looking over her shoulder when she's making them. (Last night we had homemade Foie Gras Sauce on a Filet Steak).

Our weekend plans won't be formulated until we see how Roger is feeling but I know for sure that I'll be going to an outdoor Antique Fair on either Saturday or Sunday.