America on French Soil: The Normandy Experience
Bonjour mes amis, No matter how many times you go, no matter with whom, no matter the time of year or the weather, the moment you stand on Pointe du Hoc or Omaha Beach or stroll the solemn rows of graves at the American Cemetery in Normandy, you are overcome with awe, pride, sadness, humility, […]
Sometimes You Just Have to Wait!
A very quick bonjour this morning, We have to catch a train to Caen for Normandy at 7:08 so a very short summary of our day yesterday at the Eiffel Tower. We started late on purpose to catch up on sleep and met in the apartment for brunch at 11…pretty good omelets and salad from […]
Start to Finish…A Wild Wonderful Day at Montmartre
Bonjour mes amis, Montmartre needs a beautiful weather day…check! Montmartre needs a dose of high energy…check. Montmartre needs some planning…not so much! I failed to realize that this past weekend was the wine festival or Fete du Vendages. Our “plan” was to start at 10am and make the 11am mass at Le Sacre Coeur. When the […]
Four Photographers Set Loose in Paris…Oh-là-là!
Bonjour and Happy Weekend! Yesterday’s adventures with Tim and Paula produced so many good photos that it’s like a gold mine trying to sift through them. Bernie has the really, really good camera with special settings for almost any situation and the rest of us various levels of iPhones. To tell you who shot what is […]
An Early, All-Smiles Entrance for the Steigerwald’s
Bonjour mes amis, Round two of Huntsville company began yesterday very early in the day. Paula and Tim landed at CDG at 6:08am, and we were there at 6:35 to greet them. Of course, they were excited but also pretty exhausted and in that arrival-zone hinterland after a flip-flop to their body clocks. But that […]
Dismal Paris Changes into a Gorgeous Thursday
Bonjour, What a delightful day we had yesterday…full of surprises for me. And we’re about ready at 5:30am to be out the door to greet our next guests at the airport. As it’s working out, we’re hoping to relay some different interactions on the blog from those of the Ludwigs. It looks like we may […]
Calm, Cool, Autumn Days in Majestic Paris
Bonjour mes amis, For the past three days, we’ve rested, done laundry, and cleaned our apartment…how exciting is that? Life does require certain functions even in lovely Paris. We’ve also shied away from eating out which means doing what I least like to do…preparing all of our meals in our tiny little kitchen. Oh well, […]
From Five Guys on the Champs to Foie Gras at the Train
Bonjour, Before I take a blogging break, we wanted to share our final day with the Ludwigs. We put them in a cab at 7:30 this morning (Monday) and wish them safe travels with no drama! We spent Sunday morning at a very wet Bastille market which was disappointing. It’s hard to negotiate an umbrella […]