All About the Eiffel Tower Today in Paris
Bonsoir, Wow, what a day. We left the apartment at 1pm and returned at 9pm with at least five miles of walking including hundreds of stops on these tired, weary feet. BUT, we had some amazing good luck and achieved all that we set out to accomplish. The weather when we left was cold and […]
Preparing for a Birthday in Paris
Dear friends, Today is cool in Paris with a low of 51 and a high of only 57 with a moderate wind making it feel much cooler. Heavy rain is on the way tonight. I forgot to bring any gloves and I have so many at home. I found some “sort of” gloves for only […]
Dimanche a Paris
Bonsoir, Sunday (dimanche) in Paris is a lovely day, slower and quieter than usual, starting later than usual and reserved for family outings, exercise and enjoyment. Truly not unlike our Sundays in the USA. We slept late, started late and didn’t really have a signficant outing planned. We ate lunch down below us at […]
A Paris Saturday: Viaduc d’Arts & Place d’Aligre
Bonjour, How funny it seems to be living a Saturday in the fall without SEC football. I’m just noticing that the Alabama game begins at 9:30pm Paris time! Yikes. So Roll Tide and War Eagle to all the fans reading my blog. I actually pull for both sides until they play each other, and you […]
Reconnaissance and La Butte aux Cailles in Paris
Bonjour, Today has been what the French refer to as “meli-melo”, a little of this and a little of that. This morning we did some reconnaissance around the different apartment that we will use for the last two weeks of our visit while company occupies our rue St. Paul spot. It is on a quiet […]
October in Paris and Another New Restaurant!
Bonjour mes amis, Thanks to Anne of Green Gables (via Matt Doss’ Facebook post today) for reminding us that it’s great to live in a world that has Octobers. Paris felt like fall today for the first time as we said hello to the second day of October. It was just a bit cooler, a […]
A Day on the Left Bank in Paris Filled with New Delights
Bonjour, Every day begins with much the same wonderful question: “What shall we do today?” Usually I am the one who steers our activities but today Bernie suggested that we spend a day on the Left Bank visiting a new restaurant recommended by Jim & Peggy Bilbro, followed by a stroll around the area to […]
“Formidable, Magnifique, O-la-la”: Mode de Paris
Bonjour, Today, we hit the jackpot with Fashion Week. The Chanel event was at 10:30 this morning at Le Grande Palais according to the internet. I convinced Bernie we should leave the apartment at 9:30 (he was not a fan), and off we went to discover whatever we could. I thought the Chanel show would […]