Natalie Arrives in Paris But Three and a Half Hours Late!
Bonjour, My daughter Natalie graced us with her very first visit to Paris yesterday after a grueling day of travel. She got caught in a nasty storm in New York City which delayed her flight for hours, but amazingly, they didn’t cancel the flight. She was in unbelievably good spirits and just glad to finally […]
Le Bon Marche is Beautiful but not bon marche!
Bonjour, I had no intention of doing a blog today but decided to share our outing this afternoon. After finishing up our cleaning, we ate a light lunch, showered, and decided that we couldn’t stand the heat in our apartment for the next five hours. It was 98 today and the predicted rain for tonight […]
An Enjoyable Paris Weekend with a Touch of Tension
Bonjour mes amis, We’ve had an interesting weekend. I received an unexpected text from my daughter on Saturday evening saying that she had an issue with her back from a jet-skiing experience. Hopefully, you recall that she is due to arrive in Paris for her first visit ever on Wednesday, departing the States on Tuesday, […]
A Day Trip: London to Paris on the Eurostar
Bonjour mes amis, How delighted we were yesterday to have our now annual lunch with special friends from London, Malcolm and Antonia. There years ago, we happened to be seated next to them at the Jacquemart-Andre tearoom. We sat for the entire meal overhearing their wonderful British interchange, and finally I boldly made overtures to them. […]
A Treat of a Day for Us and Well Deserved!
Bonjour, Today has been our favorite kind of Paris day…discovering new areas by strolling around, not quite sure which way is correct or what may be around the next corner. But more on that in a minute. First, my rant. Yesterday was not our best day. It’s hot, very hot. It’s dusty and after five […]
Connecting with Friends Who Make Paris Special
Bonjour, On Monday morning we met our friend Ann Jeanne for breakfast which turned into a two-hour visit on a new street for us, rue du Parc-Royal…lovely area and a new cafe called La Petite Place near the Picasso Museum. It was quiet and out of the way, but they were out of croissants by […]
What’s Wrong With These Pictures of Le Tour?
So…how observant were you? Did you figure it out? These photos are not from yesterday’s Tour final but rather from 2016. It was raining! Our total plan was foiled yesterday due to new security issues. We’ve probably been to this final day of the tour ten times over the years and always the same three […]
Paris Rain, Cooler Temps, New Friends and La Defense
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 […]