Tying Up Loose Ends for a Great Visit
Bonjour, Today brought an end to a fabulous visit with Natalie, Steve, Carson and James. Though it was not perfect, it was pretty darn close and left us all with some fantastic memories. Carson, 16, and James, 11, did amazingly well. I’m so proud of them. There is never enough time and Natalie truly believes […]
An Upside Down Day in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Yes, we are all alive and well in Paris though a bit stunned by the events of two nights ago. I am pretty horrified that my kids got caught in what went from a soccer victory celebration to a night of terror. My little James saw much too much for an 11-year […]
Perfect Weather Day for Seeing Paris
Bonjour, Yesterday was another 12,000 step day which started with one of our favorite spots, Miss Manon’s boulangerie. As usual, we were running late so grabbed a bite of breakfast for Natalie’s family on the run. We barely made our reserved time at the Musée D’Orsay. Steve is an art major so he was in […]
A Busy Hot Day in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Wow, busy times here in very hot weather. Not much time for blogging but the pictures are too much fun to pass up. After an exhausting and somewhat disappointing day at Disney on Thursday, Natalie and crew were exhausted. They didn’t get back until 1:30 in the morning. Needless to say, we […]
A Day of Waiting and Welcome!
Bonjour, Yesterday was all about waiting for the arrival of my daughter and her family. It’s the first time my son-in-law, Steve, and youngest grandson, James, have been to visit! And you already know that they miraculously ended up in our building, one floor and elevator ride away. They came in from London on the […]
Enjoying Our Parisian Friends
Bonjour, Our late wake-up yesterday was not disastrous, and we met our friend Hannah right on time at a restaurant in the sky, Le Ciel de Paris, which is on top of Tour Montparnasse. They provide “le petit dejeuner”or breakfast Monday to Friday. We were on the Metro at rush hour which is a bit […]
The Time for Cherries in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Life is always so funny, mais oui? We had to leave the apartment by 8:45 this morning to meet our friend Hannah for a special brunch. (More on that tomorrow) Instead of waking up at 4 or even 5am, I slept until 7:10! Bernie and I were in fast gear trying to […]
Hitting Our Stride on Second Day in Paris
Bonjour, It isn’t easy to incorporate the body clock switch when traveling abroad with new food, new water, new bed, etc. and it’s especially difficult the older we get. Our message: don’t delay. Travel when your days are younger. We do “okay” but it’s getting more and more difficult. Slowly we are making progress. I […]