Il Pluet…It’s raining in Paris!
Bonjour mes amis, This morning it was 52 degrees and rainy, not my favorite Parisian day. To say we’ve had a slow pace is an understatement but we do have a few proven ways to enjoy ourselves when the weather is this uncooperative. We rode the Métro out to La Defense and walked around the […]
Twelve Thousand Steps around Paris
Bonsoir, This year I’m wearing a Garmin Vivofit, compliments of my son. So for the first time, we will be able to accurately count our steps each day in Paris and the number of miles they represent. It’s only 3:30pm at the moment, and we’ve already hit 12,000 steps or 4.5 miles. Wow! We began […]
Finding our Paris Rhythm on Day Two
Bonjour, We’ve discovered several great things about our little Paris apartment…it has a very comfortable bed (9 hours of sleep last night for two tired souls) and a fantastic large shower. I believe with those two amenities, we can easily be at home here. The motto is: a place for everything and everything in its […]
Paris says welcome to winter!
Bonjour mes amis, For our twelfth summer fling to Paris, we were blessed with a perfect travel experience … no delays or hiccups, even a 30-minute-early touch-down at Charles de Gaulle. Today is a holiday in Paris for Pentecost so there was almost no traffic as we drove in. We couldn’t believe it! We also […]
Countdown to Paris For Year 12
Bonjour mes amis, As we await our twelfth trip to Paris in a couple of weeks, it was a shock to read that it snowed in the City of Light a few days ago! Yesterday’s temp was 46 degrees. Certainly, we’re hoping that all the cold weather disappears before we make our entrance, but weather […]
Paris apartment found!
Bonjour mes ami, Since I told you the bad news, I feel compelled to share the good news! We secured an apartment this morning just off rue St. Paul in the Marais where we love to be. It is tiny and the one with 70 steps, but we will make it work. We’re very grateful […]
Paris…the adventure begins
Bonjour! The preparation for our Paris trip in about a month was met with a startling surprise this past Sunday evening. As we were watching an episode of “Madam Secretary,” Bernie looked at me with a downtrodden face and said, “Oh no! I’ve got some very bad news.” He had just received a lengthy email […]
Paris 2016
Dear Friends, It won’t be long until we leave for our twelfth trip to Paris. We depart in mid-May for two months. Some of you have asked about subscribing again to the blog. If you signed up last year, then you are good to go. Please tell your friends about the blog and my forthcoming […]