Saying our Paris Goodbyes to Family
Bonjour, Our last week, saying goodbyes, wrapping up, wistful sadness. That’s where we are right now. It’s Tuesday morning and we are off to a busy day with the Bilbros touring a chateau outside of Paris. More on that later. Last evening we had the farewell dinner with Bernie’s son James and friends at one […]
Strolling and Eating…C’est Paris!
Bonjour, It’s the morning after again and I’m just writing yesterday’s blog. We came in so tired last night and then slept in! What a wonderful life. We’re counting down the days as there are only six more to go! Our trip is a little shorter this year, seven weeks instead of eight, and that […]
Beaugrenelle Shopping Mall in Paris
Bonjour, Occassionally, one can be disappointed in Paris. An outing doesn’t pan out to be what you expected. This happened to us yesterday. After lunch with the Bilbros, we made our way over near the Eiffel Tower with Bernie’s son James and his partner, Stephen, to visit what was billed as a fantastic shopping mall. […]
Paris Pique-nique on the Seine
Bonsoir, We’ve been waiting for the perfect day and today was it! We had a 3-hour picnic on the river along the Paris Plages. It was just wonderful with mild temps, a gentle breeze, and beautiful sky graced with white puffy clouds. We took some of our food and bought a couple of sandwiches. I […]
Strolling in Paris
Bonjour, Sometimes I write my blog the morning after when you are sleeping and that’s the case today. We had a perfect weather day on Tuesday and enjoyed starting it at lunch with Bernie’s son. We promised you some pics so here they are! Strolling in Paris is a favorite pastime. Monday evening we walked […]
Lunch at Hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris
Bonjour, It is in the 90’s again in Paris, not as bad as earlier this trip, but still a scorcher. We thought it a good idea to have minimal time moving around and selected a new spot for lunch, the Hotel Plaza Athénée in their garden room or La Cour Jardin. This is a 5-star […]
Family Arrives in Paris to Add to our Pleasure
Bonjour, Today we were up early to greet the agency representative at Bernie’s son’s apartment on Boulevard Beaumarchais, about a 15-minute walk from us. James and his partner, Stephen, arrived right on time, a little groggy from the long flight over but so very happy to be back in Paris. Sorry, no picture! We will […]
Comme Si, Comme Ca: This and That in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, To quote Peggy Bilbro, today was an “easy, peasy” day with a little of this and a little of that. No stress, no hurries, no real schedule. We started our morning over a cup of coffee with our usual apartment landlady, Marion. We have not been able to get connected to rent […]