Gwen is the daughter of our very good friends, Alan Cumyn and Suzanne Evans, who live in Ottawa. She was able to get 2 weeks away from her job to make a quick visit with us in Paris before we left. We have photos of Gwen and Alexander feeding each other sand on the beach at Meech Lake, aged 2 or so. So it was a bit surprising after nearly 5 years to meet this graceful and self-possessed young woman at the airport.
She seemed to enjoy herself a lot and, of course, Paris in the spring is always delightful. These photos were taken last weekend when she, Alexander, Catharine and I made a quick visit to the Louvre to see the Babylon exhibit. Lots of clay tablets with cuneiform markings on them. Mind-boggling how anyone was able to decipher them. Anyway, we puzzled our way through the tablets part, enjoying seeing along the way some interesting artifacts such as the actual piece of stone on which Hammurabi's code was scratched. Then a quick tour of the high points of any Louvre visit, including the Mona Lisa and the statue of Victoire, followed by an Italian supper on the left bank.
We said good-bye to Gwen this morning, as she flew back to Ottawa. We wish her luck with her upcoming auditions for theatre school.
View the photos or the slideshow. Beware, some of the more abstract photos come from Alexander and I spending time in the coffee shop waiting for Gwen and Catharine to visit the dungeons. Our artistic sides were clearly being stimulated: pay special attention to Alexander's studies of a cafeteria table top.
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