On Tuesday morning we met Liz and David for coffee at Laka near our house in Nogent-sur-Marne, population 35,000. Six miles east of the center of Paris and adjacent to the Bois du Vincennes, this mostly-residential, middle-class suburb has been inhabited since the 13th century. The remains of the medieval Fort de Nogent is now a Salvation Army shelter and the recruitment center for the French Foreign Legion, the elite corps founded in 1831 to allow foreign nationals to serve in the French military.
We took a stroll through town, and did some souvenir shopping before having lunch at Crêperie Autour du Billig, where the owner/chef knew Marjorie’s family. Then it was down to the Marne River, a tributary of the Seine, and the town marina, returning to the house via a lovely waterfront path. Kathleen and Amy took the train back to Vincennes for more shopping, then we walked to Murli and Marjorie‘s for cake and ice cream to celebrate Birdie’s sixth birthday. Back at the house, Amy made pesto pasta and salad for dinner, then we packed our bags and hung out. Tomorrow morning Kathleen and I are leaving France and heading to Boston for a couple of days to visit Kathleen’s sister Scarlet.
Bonus Question: Who was the youngest person to ever host Saturday Night Live? (Answer at end of post)
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Bonus Question Answer: Drew Barrymore, then starring in E.T., was 7 years old when she hosted SNL in 1982. Macaulay Culkin comes in second; he hosted the show at age 11 in 1991.
The youngest musical guest was Kelvin Grant
of the British reggae band Musical Youth, who was 11 years and 9 months old when he performed in April 1983, alongside his bandmates. 
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