Au Revoir and Thanks for the Memories
Bonjour mes ami, This is always a difficult post, and I work on it for days to find the right words graced with tenderness. It’s time to say good-bye to Paris, to you who have faithfully read the blog, to you who kindly made supportive comments (some almost every day), to our cherished local friends […]
More Eating, More Fun in a Cool Paris
Bonjour, It’s hard to believe that we are starting our final week in Paris for 2023. It’s flown by filled with many memories, lots of company, some challenges, a new apartment, and a bittersweet taste of Parisian life that ebbs and flows as the years pass. We will say good-bye to Pierre and Laurie this […]
Cool Temps, Catch-Up and Food, Food, Food
Bonjour, This is a catch-up post from the past few days. We’ve been busy, and I have struggled with some health challenges, but better now. Monday was laundry day, and our Laverie where we dry our clothes is directly across from what has become one of our favorite local restaurants, Le Temps des Cerises. We […]
Meet the Other Verdiers
Bonjour, After a busy day of laundry and cleaning yesterday, we are in full prep-mode for our visitors, Pierre and Laurie Verdier. They live in Soultz Haute Rhin, France near the German border. Laurie is a retired anesthesiologist, and Pierre holds a doctorate in geology and worked for Elf Oil. It’s a great family story […]
Final Day with the Shorys
Bonjour mes amis, Last days are emotional…sad that our time together is ending but oh, so glad for the memories. Yesterday was a slower day which started with an early-morning jog to the Trocadero for Bill. (Most of today’s photographs are his! Merci beaucoup. It doesn’t hurt to have a former news guy on your […]
Marché des Puces vs. Père Lachaise
Happy Sunday, Happy Father’s Day to all in America on this cool Sunday morning in Paris. It stormed through the night with thunder and lightening and much needed rain. It actually roused me from sleep about 2:30. Yesterday was a hit and miss day. We took the Shorys to the Marché des Puces (Fleas) at […]
A Day at the D’Orsay
Bonjour, The Shorys began their Friday with a morning tour of Le Palais Garnier and then joined us for lunch at Musée d’Orsay on the river. As most of you know, the museum was originally a train station and was magnificently repurposed by the French into a Parisian treasure in December, 1986 by President François […]
14,000 Steps Somewhere Between Exhilaration and Exhaustion!
Bonjour, Thursday was a marathon day in the midst of a hot Paris. We all wore comfortable clothes and shoes in anticipation of the temps, the cobblestones, and lots of steps to climb. It was not the Shorys first time to Montmartre so we tried to do some different things. We started at a different […]