Not Every Outing in Paris Is Perfect…Especially in Such Hot Weather
Bonjour, C’est dimanche à Paris. It’s Sunday in a very warm Paris! We were remarking about this last evening with a bartender about how much hotter June’s and July’s have become since we started spending our summers here. I remember days eleven or twelve years ago with jackets, scarves, and even one July with socks and […]
Touring with Us in Place de la Madeleine
Bonjour! It’s a beautiful day in Paris on this first Friday in July with moderate temps which regrettably are set to rise again for Le Weekend. Yesterday was the best day ever when my suitcase was delivered about 12:30. There was celebration in the streets as Patrick, the proprietor of Le Petit St. Paul and […]
Waiting, Waiting, Waiting and a Happy 4th from Paris
Good Thursday morning, How could I forget yesterday to say Happy Fourth of July?! I hope your celebrations were festive, the food delicious, and all your cook-outs not too hot. The temps have cooled here just a little but still no rain. I have two pieces of great news. We just got the call from […]
Paris Cafe-Sitting All the Day with English Friends
Bonjour, Yesterday was the perfect Paris day…idled away at sidewalk cafés… talking, eating, sipping with Carolyn Barnabo and husband Clive, new friends we met last year from England. Carolyn is a writer/blogger herself, Paris-enthusiast, and owner of a Paris apartment in the Passy area. I encourage you to enjoy her blogging at https://mysydneyparislife.wordpress.com. They, like […]
A Hot Shopping Day in Paris Which Ends Hopefully
Bonjour mes amis, It’s Tuesday in Paris under slightly cloudy skies with a forecast high of 83 degrees, cooler than yesterday. It has been sticky and sweltering with little relief when air conditioning is not available. Even the locals suffer and tend to stay inside. We did receive some very good news later in the […]
Surviving Lost Luggage in Paris Means a Chance to Shop
Bonjour, Thanks for allowing me to whine and write out my frustration over my lost luggage. My son called it a “first-world problem” (so true, given the crazies that are happening everywhere) and Bernie’s comment was, “Linda, it’s not like your house burned down.” Yes, both are correct, but I as Woman needed a day […]
Back to a Very Hot Paris…After a Crazy Travel Day
Bonjour on this Sunday morning, Well, the best I can say is that we are home after a very frustrating travel Saturday out of Norway. We all know how frustrating one person in an organization can be in the circle of travel, how bad customer service can derail everything. Such was the case yesterday out […]
Nyksund: Journey to the End of the World in Norway!
Bonjour mes amis, Yesterday, I was under the weather and spent probably the best weather day in the hotel room. Bummer! Thus, there was no blog. I am better today, and we had quite an adventure to a quaint, old, and very remote fishing village on one of the many archipelagos near Harstad. Access was […]