Final Day with the Shorys
Bonjour mes amis, Last days are emotional…sad that our time together is ending but oh, so glad for the memories. Yesterday was a slower day which started with an early-morning jog to the Trocadero for Bill. (Most of today’s photographs are his! Merci beaucoup. It doesn’t hurt to have a former news guy on your […]
Marché des Puces vs. Père Lachaise
Happy Sunday, Happy Father’s Day to all in America on this cool Sunday morning in Paris. It stormed through the night with thunder and lightening and much needed rain. It actually roused me from sleep about 2:30. Yesterday was a hit and miss day. We took the Shorys to the Marché des Puces (Fleas) at […]
A Day at the D’Orsay
Bonjour, The Shorys began their Friday with a morning tour of Le Palais Garnier and then joined us for lunch at Musée d’Orsay on the river. As most of you know, the museum was originally a train station and was magnificently repurposed by the French into a Parisian treasure in December, 1986 by President François […]
14,000 Steps Somewhere Between Exhilaration and Exhaustion!
Bonjour, Thursday was a marathon day in the midst of a hot Paris. We all wore comfortable clothes and shoes in anticipation of the temps, the cobblestones, and lots of steps to climb. It was not the Shorys first time to Montmartre so we tried to do some different things. We started at a different […]
A Day-Trip to Giverny for the Shorys
Bonjour, I will confess from the top that most of today’s photos were not taken by me. The Shorys had a marvelous day trip to Giverny, the home of Claude Monet and the water lilies. We went with other friends in 2022 so decided to sit this one out. It’s truly an exquisite place to […]
Bienvenue à Paris to the Shorys
Bonjour mes amis, Knowing my own pockets of deficiency, I had several basic rules of leadership: always hire people smarter than I was. Such was the case with Bill Shory who served as our New Director for WHNT-TV for several years. Ethics in journalism was his hallmark. He was also my friend. And I remember […]
An Art Walk in the 13th Arrondissement
Bonjour, I’m constantly reading about what’s available to see and do in Paris. Occasionally, something pops up that we haven’t seen or is limited to a certain window of availability. After our lunch with Richard Nahem, his partner Vincent, and the patron of the restaurant, we took the Metro over to an area where I […]
Step Back into French Indo-China
Bonjour, Saturdays are extremely busy in the Marais because locals use this as their shopping day for goods, food and other services. Add to that the swirl and glut of tourists and the streets are almost impassable. I was just reading an article on CNN’s web site about how tourism is up dramatically all over […]