Calm, Cool, Autumn Days in Majestic Paris
Bonjour mes amis,
For the past three days, we’ve rested, done laundry, and cleaned our apartment…how exciting is that? Life does require certain functions even in lovely Paris. We’ve also shied away from eating out which means doing what I least like to do…preparing all of our meals in our tiny little kitchen. Oh well, we have saved on caloric intake which has been high! But fun. 
The Ludwigs arrived home safely, and I’m sure are back in the swing of their routine lives. Tomorrow morning, 6:30, we’re at Charles De Gaulle airport to greet Paula and Tim Steigerwald for a 10-day visit. Tim has never been to Europe and Paula only once. It will be a blast! As many of you from Huntsville know, Paula just retired as the CEO of the Botanical Gardens after 17 years of phenomenal service to the community. This will be a great start to retirement, we hope!
The big topic is weather…cold and rainy in the mornings, clears a little in the day, much more fallish weather than when we were here this time five years ago. Summer clothes we brought are still on the hangers! Summer is so easy without coats, scarves, hats and gloves, but oh, how those 100-degree days linger in my thoughts. We’re enjoying the cool temps but missing the daylight until 10pm! No picnics on the river this year.
We have some light photos for you and also photos from a little jaunt we took yesterday to a spot we didn’t know existed…Maison de RATP which is a museum of sorts near La Gare de Lyon (train station) that has examples of old metro cars and old buses through the years. We found the style of bus that Bernie and his best friend Bernard (yes, same name!) used to ride on. They would sneak on, ride for free, then jump off. How many times have I heard that story? Anyway, after a typical search for the obvious, we finally found it!
Some light photos from the past few days which I’ll caption.
And just for fun, yes, they do now celebrate Halloween in France… Bernie says, not when he was a child. Here are some examples of chocolate displays. Also some early peeks of Christmas…just like at home!
I’ve missed doing the blog as it keeps me connected with everyone! Hope you enjoy!
L & B
October 10, 2019 @ 7:44 am
Yay for the blog! Really love the evening light photo with the auto headlights and that Paris sky.
What fun to picture the two young Bernards and the bus 🙂
Have a great day and happy retirement kick-off Paris L&B-style for your visitors.
October 10, 2019 @ 12:22 pm
Thank you. I took that one! Hey, we had lunch at La Mouette Rieuse and you’re going to LOVE that little shop!! Fantastique! Ask for Lily back in the little café. She is delightful!
October 10, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
Yay and will do! We’re now in northern France on the Eurostar yippee nice and sunny too!
October 10, 2019 @ 10:32 am
Good to hear you had time to rest and recoup from our visit. Isn’t it nice that after all these years you continue to discover new places to visit? Bob has returned to his normal sleep patterns, me not so much. Hoping in a day or two to get back to a good sleep routine. Coming back is harder than going.
October 10, 2019 @ 12:21 pm
So funny that I found myself quite bored without the blog! Yes, going home is harder for me as well. Going over is so filled with anticipation and excitement; going home, not so much. Tim and Paula should be on their way about now!
October 10, 2019 @ 12:11 pm
Your laundry/cooking break came at a perfect time for us, as we were traveling in Massachusetts with no chance to check email. Now we can get back to Paris with you (through words and pictures). Fun to find Bernie’s old bus, a tale that we had not heard.
October 10, 2019 @ 12:23 pm
How was Massachusetts? Fall color?
October 10, 2019 @ 4:18 pm
I am enjoying following your adventures. We have had a great 5 days in NYC with our grands and their parents. Saw Frozen last night. Perfect ending for a fun vacay. Take care enjoy the Steigerwald’s. Lynn
October 10, 2019 @ 5:03 pm
Gotta have that chocolate web! Maybe much smaller, though. Maybe there will still be some around when we arrive. We can each have some bites.
October 10, 2019 @ 6:51 pm
Geez, have to remember where we saw it! Halloween is everywhere surprisingly.
October 10, 2019 @ 6:16 pm
I love the photos, as usual. Thanks for this blog, Linda. You always feature something I didn’t know about.
October 10, 2019 @ 6:52 pm
Thanks for reading and commenting! Something special coming for tomorrow, another new surprise!
October 11, 2019 @ 12:18 am
Fun pics! Thank you both for sharing. Cindi, we are still adjusting to the different time schedule. It really is harder coming back!