The weather worked to our advantage

It was another cloudy day. And today it rained off and on...mostly off. But rain during the day means that tennis matches are interrupted and move to the evening.

We went to the Museé Rodin which is in and on the grounds of a hotel where Rodin lived. It was lovely.

Rodin sculpture in the woodsy area.

We did make it back to the Open. There was a really good match between a German and a very young Pole.  We got seats at the end which means you don't have to swing your head back and forth while watching play. The German, Kohlschreiber, won in five sets.

Kohlschreiber serving.

 The evening did end with a rainbow.

Memorial Day in Paris

Today was Memorial Day in the United States and I wanted to honor our soldiers. There is an American cemetery just outside of Paris in Suresnes. After wondering around the train station for several minutes (there were two Starbuck coffee shops), I finally found an information desk that knew where to point us.

We took the short train ride to Suresnes and climbed the hill to this beautiful spot. It was a gorgeous day. The American in charge of the memorial, Angelo Munsel, was so so nice. The memorial service had been on Sunday so there was no one there except us and Angelo.

 The views from the memorial and an overlook which is at the bottom of the site are fantastic. You can see all of Paris.

By the time we made it back into Paris via the tram and walking across the Seine, it was time for evening tennis. We got into Court No. 3 to see Chris' favorite player, Francesca Schiavone.  It was a good match. Franny won in two straight sets.

After Franny's match, we went to another with Rhyne Williams, an American. He lost a long match with a Polish player.  That was it for evening tennis. We came back to our neighborhood and had dinner at a Middle Eastern restaurant with fabulous French table wine.