Bonjour, Living in Paris is like living anywhere. Some days are better than others given really horrible weather. It was very cool yesterday and rained almost all day. Certainly not my favorite! We emailed our friend Hannah mid-morning and asked her to join us for a day out at La Defense at the massive shopping […]
Bonjour, Well, a day of rain turned into mostly a cool day of sunshine which was great. We did go out to La Defense and found the massive shopping center called 4 Temps, the Four Seasons, to be very much alive and with only a few changes since the pandemic. It has 230 boutiques and […]
Bonjour, Rain was in the forecast yesterday (though none came) and we did one of our usual rainy day activities: a subway ride out to La Defense to the huge interior shopping mall Quatre Temps. On the walk to our subway, whom should we meet but our friend, Richard Nahem. He was waiting on some tour guides […]
Bonjour, Saturdays in Paris these days are somewhat iffy depending on where and if the yellow vest demonstrators have plans. Yesterday, was calm, and all the subway stations were up and running. Our friend Jerome came by at noon to assess the broken shower, and hopefully identified the problem. It will most likely require a […]
Bonjour mes amis, Yesterday was All Saints Day in Paris, a religious holiday of the Catholic Church to celebrate those who have gone before us and entered heaven. Many shops were closed in this remembrance, and traditionally people may spend time honoring loved ones in cemeteries and eating soul cakes. This bite of something sweet […]
Bon Dimanche, Happy Sunday to you all from a much cooler Paris. The temp this morning is 67! We can now breath some fresher air. Friday evening brought a heavy rain storm with hail; however, it only lasted about 30 minutes. Though predictions said it would rain all night, it did not so the relief […]
Bonjour mes amis, Yesterday, we had a new experience in Paris…a visit to the top of La Grande Arch in the modern section of Paris called La Defense. We have seen the Arch many times, but never gone to the top for the view. It was hot and hazy but very nice. Yes, the heat […]
Bonjour mes amis, This morning it was 52 degrees and rainy, not my favorite Parisian day. To say we’ve had a slow pace is an understatement but we do have a few proven ways to enjoy ourselves when the weather is this uncooperative. We rode the Métro out to La Defense and walked around the […]