Paris, France : My Best Friends Apartment Two walkaholic women do Paris in style!

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favorite spiritual retreats, the Convent of the Daughters of Charity, at 140 rue du Bac. The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is there and it is one of the best places to hear Mass in French. Paris is filled with marvelous churches, both active and inactive.  Saint-Germain-des-Pres is another spiritual touchstone for us and we often duck in there to light a candle or hear Mass. Often, we crave a Mass in English and make the trek on foot to the top of the Champs Elysees and Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, at 50 Avenue Hoche. Passionist Father Melvin Shorter gives a soul stirring homily that will leave you breathless!  Another favorite church with breathtaking stained glass windows is Sainte Chapelle, part of the Palais du Justice complex on the Right Bank in the heart of Central Paris. While Mass is no longer held there they have marvelous concerts in the evenings where Vivaldi and Pachelbel’s Canon transport you to another place and time. Log onto Classictic.com for tickets.  

Can't Get Enough Shopping
Once we’re on the Right Bank we like nothing better than to shop the boutiques of the Marais during the day – our favorites are Eclaireur de Sevigny at 40 rue de Sevigny  and Anikalenaskarstrom at 16 rue du Pont au Choux -- or enjoy sorbet in the shadow of Notre Dame on the Ile Saint-Louis in the evening.  Grapefruit sorbet in Paris is almost impossible to find but we tracked it down at La Chaumiere en l’Isle at 4 Rue Jean du Bellay in the 4^th Arrondissement. We like nothing better than to end our day with a boule of pamplemousse sorbet and a snifter of brandy, staring out at the lights reflecting off the Seine and the gargoyles of Notre Dame.  It’s a short walk home to the rue Christine on the Left Bank or you can call an English Taxi at 01-41-27-66-99 for a ride home. Enjoy!  

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