Finding New Lodging

I was starting work on Monday and work is far outside of Paris which means early morning wake ups. To get myself better adjusted I set my alarm for 7am on Sunday and when it went off, I did not want to get out of bed. I find that a struggle when I come over here. I love going to California when you wake up super early and get to embrace the morning and watch the sunrise. Not here.

I pulled myself out of bed, the hotel was very quiet so I strolled down to Starbucks around the corner to grab a coffee and head back to the room to catch up on work and continue my temporary housing search. I want to be Parisian and sit and relax over coffee but I have too much to do right now.

The streets were so quiet at 7:30am, this is a shot of La Sorbonne in the morning - how gorgeous!!!

I finally heard back from someone about an apartment, while the one I inquired about was not available anymore, he had other options. Jules, based in California, ended up saving me and I highly recommend his agency if you want to rent an apartment when you come to Paris. It is called Eve Paris and they offer a wide range of properties. The larger agencies in Paris have nice websites, but you get an automated response and no one gets back to you for days. And they also need a minimum of five days lead time. I actually love that the French have continued to save their weekends but it made my situation quite tricky.

We went back and forth and he mentioned two potential options. I spent the day walking by both to understand the areas. I was so desperate as my hotel only went until Tuesday morning so I was very open! Imagine as well that I am on Paris time and Jules, CA time. There were only a limited few hours we actually were both awake. I had a gut feeling to trust him and I went to bed with the final email saying he would make sure I could check into one of them on Monday night. Tuesday & Wednesday were filled with all day work meetings in Paris, so moving on those days was not an option. My fingers were crossed.

Some other misc. shots from the day:

Can't get enough of all the old streets here

Jardin du Luxembourg

EAT WELL - I was excited in thinking I found a healthy, little cafe. Eat Well with bagels and cookies!

Walking along La Seine, I heart:) I am intrigued by the book stands along the Seine, how do they possibly make a living? There must be a story here, they are part of the charm. Before I leave Paris, I will buy one well chosen book at one of these stands.