Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Cat's Meow

Mak and Ekkehard
The last couple of days have included Mak (the cat) drama starting with the Mak accidentally getting locked in the car overnight (key inside the locked car) and this morning waking up to NOT finding Mak in the apartment.  Keep in mind that Mak leads a charmed life floating from the countryside home where he roams the yard to catch field mice to his home on Faraday where he receives fresh tuna and lots of love from Judy and Ekkehard.

For those of you who know me well you will be pleased to know I did not panic nor did I do anything irrational like break the window to rescue Mak.  Since Ekkehard's last words before retiring for the evening were "don't lose too much sleep over this,"  I thought he loves the cat as much as I and if he can sleep well, so can I.  However, it didn't stop me from sending Jeff a "mayday" email asking for ways to break into the car.  I'm sure he thought I lost my mind and his recommendations were what ultimately happened...we called roadside assistance!

Monday morning was a holiday and to contact roadside assistance may not have been possible, however early Monday morning we were woken up by a phone call from the European equivalent of Triple A.  When the guy realized Mak was in the car he assured us he would not harm the cat.  After breaking the window the key and cat were rescued! 

Mak stayed with Judy and me in the Grenelle apartment as we thought he'd been though enough drama for the day but the story does not end there.  After spending most of the evening looking out at the Seine river, Mak decided to snuggle up on top of the dishwasher!  Who does that?   I could not find him anywhere and decided to head out in my jammies and tennis shoes to verify he had not fallen out of the 18th floor window while taking in the river Seine.  He mysteriously appeared from kitchen...unbelievable.  Enough about Mak. 

Yesterday Lynn and I went to see the Tapestry museum or Musee du Cluny while Judy and Ekkehard dealt with the car, cat and work.  I arrived early to the museum and decided to visit the Sorbonne where Jackie Kennedy studied French in the forties.  The Sorbonne is located in a trendy part of Paris calld the Latin quarter.  What I love most about Paris and Europe in general is the historical richness on every street, step and building.

The Musee du Cluny was formerly a home for the abbots of Cluny or an Abby for nuns. In 1843 it was made into a public museum and contained relics of France's Gothic past.  From my persepctive, the tapestries, which reflect the gardens surrounding the museum, are spectacular.  The jewelry and stained glass collections were breathtaking as well. 

We then went cruising around the the city and stopped briefly at the Kilometre Zero or the Center of Paris which is located directly in front of Notre Dame.  Tourist's throw coins in the Center and take pictures while standing on the circle (see picture below).



Let's see what today brings....

P.S.  My cat Chelsea is happy and doing well!!!

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