A Cold Day at Montmartre Among Other Strange Happenings
Bon Dimanche, Happy Sunday to everyone. It’s quite cold here in the upper 30’s and low 40’s always with a slight mist in the air. Yesterday’s outing was to Montmartre, my favorite place in Paris. However, I must admit that I much prefer summertime there. What happened along the way is the real story. It’s […]
Ah, Notre Dame. Magnifique!!
Bonjour, Yes, yes, yes! We did get into magnificent Notre Dame last night about 8:30 after the Mass. It was a mad rush of people with a long line. BUT it moved fast. We were thrilled but of course the beautiful stained glass windows which have all been cleaned were not visible because of the […]
The Aura of Friday the 13th…Full of Surprises!
Bonjour, The last two days have been full of surprising aggravations so today, Friday, the 13th is pretty appropriate. Allow me to explain. Yesterday, we had reservations at Jules Verne in the Tour Eiffel at 12 noon. This was a generous and very expensive extravaganza from Bernie to James, Andrew and me. He never said […]
Incredible Exhibits, Incredible Food…Paris style
Bonjour mes amis, Cold but dry was our day yesterday. James and Andrew spent their day at Le Louvre and the four of us enjoyed the programme that Laurie had put together. She is always totally up on what’s happening culturally in Paris! First to the beautiful L’Orangerie in the Tuileries Gardens, home to the […]
Family Time in Paris
Bonjour, Yesterday was a cold, wet day in Paris filled with a multitude of this and that, mèli, mèlo as they say in France. We started quite early by doing laundry in the apartment. We can wash but must go down the street to dry. Our laverie is just across from the famous and delightful […]
Welcoming Family to Paris
Bonjour, Yesterday was an early start for Bernie as he met his son James and his partner Andrew at Orly airport. They had a smooth flight on La Compagnie and arrived at their hotel around 10:30 to store their bags. We had a quick coffee and started walking which is the main activity in Paris. […]
Gray, Gray and More Gray: the Color of Paris
Bonjour, I always marvel at folks who say they love Paris in the rain. All of you who do would absolutely love the last few days as the weather by my standards has been awful. It certainly puts a damper on our activities. Combine that with still not feeling well, and I apologize for few […]
A Blustery Day of Police, Roadblocks and Sirens
Bonjour, Yesterday was all about the reopening of Notre Dame. The city was abuzz with incoming royal guests who would be attending the opening ceremonies with President Macron at the magnificent Notre Dame. Trump, Prince William, Elon Musk, and First Lady Jill Biden representing the USA were all in attendance. And no, we were not […]