Last night after work, I met up with Lindsay and her friend Arielle who is visiting from Montreal, along with Olivia on Ile St.-Louis for a picnic dinner. I really am going to miss picnics when I return to NYC. It is such an important part of Parisian culture. Lindsay and Arielle made a beautiful salad with salmon, avocado, carrots that was very yummy, along with a lentil salad that had this amazing truffle oil mustard. I must buy some. I brought some wine, bread, cheese, tomatoes and carrot salad. Next time I will bring better food. That was my first time on Ile St.-Louis and I will for sure be back. It is right next to Notre Dame and the Seine in the 5th.
Another thing happened last night which made me realize how small Paris really is. We were packing up the picnic and heading home and I heard the group that was sitting next to us speaking English and I recognized the guys voice. I looked over and it was Sean, Dave's friend that he stayed with while he was here, that I met a few weeks ago. So weird how things happen. He is an avid volleyball player and I have been looking for a place to play here. He is part of a club that plays a couple nights a week, but the season is almost over, but beach volleyball is starting soon. He will let me know next time he goes and I will join him.
This weekend is SOLIDAYS - a music festival in Paris - www.solidays.org. I am very excited because Girl Talk is performing and I have never seen him live and I heard it is a lot of fun. There are many other artists such as Friendly Fires and Yusek. I am going with Lindsay and a couple of her friends as well as George - he is coming back into town this weekend for it. I am very excited.
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