Gray, Gray and More Gray: the Color of Paris
Bonjour, I always marvel at folks who say they love Paris in the rain. All of you who do would absolutely love the last few days as the weather by my standards has been awful. It certainly puts a damper on our activities. Combine that with still not feeling well, and I apologize for few […]
A Blustery Day of Police, Roadblocks and Sirens
Bonjour, Yesterday was all about the reopening of Notre Dame. The city was abuzz with incoming royal guests who would be attending the opening ceremonies with President Macron at the magnificent Notre Dame. Trump, Prince William, Elon Musk, and First Lady Jill Biden representing the USA were all in attendance. And no, we were not […]
Off to Montmartre to See a Precious Friend
Bonjour, I was under the weather yesterday unfortunately but did manage to keep our lunch date with our dear friend, Carolyn Barnabo. Years ago, Carolyn, who lives in England, started following my blog. She and her husband Clive linked up many times with us, always with gifts in hand, as we made our way through […]
Zipping Across Paris on a Cold, Wet Day
Bonjour mes amis, Someone forgot to tell us that we aren’t ten years younger! We spent the day zipping around to see Christmas decorations and ended with a lovely dinner at the Bonnie restaurant atop the SO hotel. It was dark, cold and rainy so no chance for many pics. It was also quite loud […]
A Bit of Paris Sunshine on a Cold Day
Bonjour, Yesterday was sunny most of the day which was a nice surprise! We met our friend Richard Nahem for lunch at a new crepe spot on rue de Rivoli. He has a blog many of you follow called Eye Prefer Paris. We’ve known him and his partner, Vincent, for almost 20 years! He told […]
A Paris Re-Set
Bonjour, Thankfully, we slept yesterday morning until 9am which reset our body clocks! Travel is a challenge with new bed, new pillow, new shower, new heat, new food, new light switches, and on and on it goes. It can be quite comical learning when to push, when to pull as we enter or leave all […]
Nous Somme Ici!
Bonjour mes amis, We are here in Paris as of yesterday and it is cold! We had rain, blue skies, clouds and wind all in our first day after a good flight over. Bernie treated us to Delta First Class but with the caveat of landing at Charles de Gaulle…ugh. Tip to travelers: fly into […]
Extraordinary Exhibits in Paris, Part Two
Bonjour mes amis, Today in Alabama is absolutely lovely with a touch of fall in the early morning air as well as that distinctive “ciel bleu” blue sky that only fall of the year creates. This is Part Two of my series on the best exhibits we’ve attended in Paris. This one was special not […]