A down day and our first visitor 5-15 & 5-16-15

On Friday I stayed in without any intent to go out, I've had a bit of a nasal drip since we arrived so I tried some Claritin to see if it was allergies.  After 2 days I had a more developed head cold, so I decided to stay home and rest to see if it would let up a little.   It wasn't a lost day though, as I got to watch a stage of the Giro d'Italia bike race.  It was the day after the leader, Alberto Contador, fell and dislocated his shoulder so I wanted to see if he would be able to race.   He is really a phenomenon on a bike, very strong and determined, and I wanted to see if he would have to abandon the race.  He raced and retained his lead, very impressive.

Today, Saturday, our first visitor from the U.S. my niece Elizabeth flew into Paris for a week's visit with us before going to Germany for the wedding of her sister-in-law Simone's brother.  We are looking forward to our week together which will be capped with us going to Strasbourg for a few days before Elizabeth continues on to Germany.  On the way to the airport we got to see a performance of a fiddler on the train to Chas. de Gaulle airport and his violin was the most unique I've ever seen.