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 […]
Green Hair, a new BHV and Picard of Paris
Bonjour mes amis, After a great night’s sleep, we awoke to a little rain this morning and cooler temps. Aha, an opportunity to wear some fall clothes, if even for the morning. It has been so much like summer that wardrobe has been challenging. It’s the “catch 22” of Paris, always wondering about how the […]
Sunday Stroll in Paris Told in Pictures
Bonsoir, Today’s blog post is best told through Bernie’s wonderful photos. Save one beauty taken last night on the river, all the photos were taken today during our 3-hour stroll (including lunch) from our apartment to the Musee d’Orsay. Hope you enjoy Paris on this autumn day which feels like summer! We’re off to a […]
Sights to Savor on a Saturday in Paris
Bonsoir, The weather is next to perfect, the streets are jammed with happy shoppers walking down the middle of busy streets. (I just love how they do that.) One can feel le joie de vivre. In our area of the Marais, there are more locals than tourists so it’s a great place to experience daily […]
No Paris Fashion; Just a Pink Mime!
Bonjour, We’re so excited to tell you that the picture problems seem to be fixed and we will convince you of that with today’s post…full of wonderful eye candy. We’ll recoup the photos we had of the lovely folks at Paris Fashion week for your enjoyment. Again, we don’t know if these were models or […]
Paris with Pictures Thanks to Google Chrome!!
Bonsoir mes amis, Update! Hot off the press! Just got everything to work with Google Chrome! This blog post is now surpassed!!! First the bad news. There will not be pictures on the blog until either Apple or Word Press figures out their incompatibility. So very frustrating. If you are on Facebook or Twitter, I […]
Peninsula Hotel in Paris Plus Fashion Week
Bonsoir, Today has all been about pictures! Read on and you will understand. How funny life can be on certain occasions. We had two wonderful opportunities today to pursue fabulous pictures, and 0-la-la, would you belive that we left the apartment without the chip in our camera! I was the last to use it so […]