We slept on the sofas last night and gave our friends with kids the bedroom. It's easier to let the children get a good night's sleep in a room with a door. We weren't used to being woken up so early though (7 AM) via talking/whining through the door. But I can understand being frustrated in a small room, not being allowed to leave the room until everyone in the house was awake. The men went out to forage for pastries (The best choquettes we've had so far) and then we went to the Natural History museum, another place I've never visited while in Paris. I had read that the gardens alone were reason enough to visit here.
Upon entry, I was amazed at how beautiful and hip this museum is. It is so soothing with its blue light and big open space. Aaron got instantly sleepy. We tried to read a sign about bottom feeders which took us about 5 minutes and we had to look up a few words, but all in all, I was super impressed that I could read it.
BTW, did you know that bottom feeders get their food from the upper layers of the sea? It falls down. It's something I've never really thought of, but it makes sense to me.
We quickly headed with the kids to the children's wing of the museum. Some of the literature was easier for me to understand but it was easy to rely on English because this museum has 3 main languages and they're everywhere in this section. We all sat down to "vote" on bio food.
After the museum, we got some lunch, and if the museum wasn't tiring enough, we went to the zoo. I went there last year so I knew the layout, and we just followed where the kids wanted to go. I was pretty exhausted by this time.
After returning home, we took Trix for a walk to the park and got some macarons at a tea house right across from the park entrance that we always go to. I think the place is called Dallyou. I was not impressed with the flavors, colors, or textures. I wouldn't buy them again.
We started hearing bands in the park. Since it's Fete de la Musique, everyone who can blow a trombone or hit a cymbal is out with their instrument, drunk, and just playing whatever floats their boat. We saw this all girl brass band playing "The Kids Aren't All Right" by Offspring. My one complaint with this festival both years now is "why can't brass bands play in tune?!"
We saw a few more bands on the way to our dinner (which was awesome burgers in the 6th) and overall, the bands in this district far surpass the bands we saw in the 11th last year. I didn't hear any swing/jazz, but we did hear a lot of rock. Also, why do bands insist on playing so close to one another?! It doesn't benefit anyone to be close. Your sounds clash, people can't clearly hear yours or their sound, and it's a mess.
We came home and while the kids were laid down for the night, Aaron, Will, and I went downstairs for a drink. We saw an old guy setting up some drums which worried us a little, seeing as they would be playing right outside our window. As we drank we noticed how many speakers were being set up, the lighting equipment. (How hard can these old guys rock?!) We went upstairs around 11 PM because we couldn't wait any longer (what a bummer). They started playing around 11:30 and I honestly don't know when they stopped because I fell asleep before then. The band had attracted tons of teenagers and bottle throwing drunkards.
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