Last Day to Vote!!! Winners on Thursday
Bonjour, As we wind down another Paris adventure, it’s time to consider our two themes for the summer…lovers and doors/door knockers. You selected these themes quite a while ago in late June before we left. The doors have been easy to photograph, but the lovers were always a challenge. I’ve missed so many kisses it’s […]
A Bumpy Ride for Our Last Days in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Well, we’ve had an interesting 24 hours. Perhaps, it is life’s way of applying some reality to our fairytale visit this year! These are definitely first world problems given all the issues in the world right now. But, nonetheless, they are frustrating and stressful. It began with an email from our airline, […]
Fun, Flowers and Food with Cousins
Bonjour mes amis, The problem with family visits is always how short they are!! Our last day with Pierre and Laurie was filled with blue skies and sun which we absolutely deserved after Wednesday’s trudge through the rain. We met them at La Bourse du Commerce which we have already shared with you. However, we […]
A Day of Botticelli and Rain, Rain, Rain
Bonjour, Yesterday tried really hard to dampen our spirits but we prevailed with Pierre and Laurie to have another glorious day. After having such nice weather for the past few weeks, we are sad to see the gloominess. Paris is a wonderful city but my sunshine roots from Alabama do NOT take kindly to days […]
Cousins, Calories and Great Fun
Bonjour mes amis, Amid a gray and slightly rainy Paris, Pierre and Laurie arrived by train right on time, and the rest of our day was busy! We had reservations for lunch at Café Lepérouse in the Hôtel de la Marine at La Place de la Concorde. The lunch was so much better than the […]
Voila! Suddenly the Arc de Triomphe Is Transformed
Bonjour mes amis, Sunday morning, we made one last effort to find a requested piece of artwork for our friend, Sharon Tyson, at the Edgar Quinet Sunday art show near Montparnasse. Alas, it was to no avail. We did a very quick, disappointing walk-through and rushed away to get to the Arc de Triomphe for […]
Our Second-To-Last Weekend in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Two weeks from today, we’ll be lugging suitcases down 34 steps into a cab on our way to the airport and back to Alabama. Wow, the time has gone so quickly, but there’s much ground to cover yet with Bernie’s Alsace cousins company coming in on Tuesday. We will cherish these last […]
Lounging at Luxembourg
Bonjour mes amis, Wednesday was hot! Close to 88 degrees again with rain predicted for the evening which did come, though sparsely. Paris needs a good downpour to wash away the dust. After a slow, easy morning and lunch in the apartment, we decided to take the bus to Luxembourg Gardens to see if the […]