Shopping Day in Paris Amid Travel Woes
Bonjour mes amis, Yesterday was another catch-up day full of shopping and dealing with an unfortunate issue relative to our apartment! It is frustrating and exasperating. We feel we may be part of a scam. Many thanks to my realtor daughter for her assistance. Again, I caution about using VRBO. Bernie, being the dear that […]
Strolling Discoveries in Paris
Bonjour, If you have a copy of my book Bernie’s Paris, you may recall an entire chapter on strolling in Paris, or becoming a flaneur. Oh, for sure, you can schedule, plan, make reservations, and rush from museum to museum, but it is the strolling that opens up surprise and discovery. For us, that is the […]
Rain! Rain! Glorious Rain!
Bonjour, This will be a short post this morning as the big news is RAIN. It is 68 degrees at 11am and still raining off and on after a good solid rain last evening. I think the entire city is heaving a jubilant sigh. Our day yesterday was again very easy and for me all […]
Slow Easy Day in Paris, But Where’s the Rain?
Bonjour, Yesterday, August 15, was a national holiday in France, Assumption Day, which in Roman Catholic tradition is when Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken bodily up into heaven. It is a day of obligation for Catholics meaning they must attend Mass or face going to hell! Louis XIII declared August 15 as a […]
Winding Down a Wonderful Paris Visit with the Tysons
Bonjour mes amis, Finding the time to post has been a challenge for me so this will be a few days’ worth. We’ve pushed hard, and all of us are tired. The heat has not been our friend. Sharon & Johnny have an air-conditioned hotel room but L & B have nothing but hot all […]
Keeping Up With the Tysons in Paris!
Bonjour, The last few days of the Tysons visit have been fast and furious with four late nights in a row as our grand finale. Two down and two to go. Guess who’s showing their ages? I’m afraid Bernie and I opted for a bit of rest yesterday and left Sharon and Johnny to navigate […]
The Delightful Left Bank or Rive Gauche of Paris
Bonjour mes amis, I’m getting quite the Paris tan from all of these sunny days! Hot, but just enough breeze to be very tolerable. We had a most enjoyable day on the Left Bank yesterday. I’m aware that many of you love the museum photos and accompanying facts, and some of you would rather see […]
Sun, Sun, Sun in Paris
Bonjour, The Tysons have been with us now for 10 days and other than the heat, the weather has been gorgeous. Sharon bought an umbrella here which has not been needed once! Yesterday, we had no time commitments with reservations, just the opportunity to stroll and wander around. We showed them the tunnel first where […]