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 […]
Bonjour, So yes, we’ve become slightly obsessed with roof tops which is something we haven’t pursued that much in the past. Our journey in today’s blog is to the very lovely department store, Au Printemps, meaning spring as in spring of the year. First a little fashion and then the rooftop on the second-to-last floor. […]
Bonjour mes amis, The streets were already less crowded in Paris; the lack of tourists noticeable. Now with the arrival of August in a few days, the streets are even more subdued. All of Europe takes “holiday” or “vacances” during the month of August, but according to a local friend, France is “the worst” about […]
Bonjour mes amis, I realize that there will be far too many photos to have a one week-long summary blog so here’s a few photos to whet your appetite. The last set of cousins from Alsace, Pierre and Laurie Verdier, arrive today by train. Like many who visit, Bernie’s brothers, Bill and Steve, are having […]
Bonjour, It used to be that we came to Paris years ago and found a quieter city. Not the case anymore! There are SO many tourists right now. The streets are jammed everywhere, and such was the case on Sunday near the large department stores behind the Opera. Sometimes, we are just ignorant and happy […]
Bonjour mes amis, Paula and Tim are leaving early on Monday morning as we scramble to offer them as many different experiences in Paris as possible before the clock winds down. The weather doesn’t look good for the weekend unfortunately. Yesterday was a good weather day, and we started and finished in the apartment with […]
Bonjour mes amis, We’ve had an interesting weekend. I received an unexpected text from my daughter on Saturday evening saying that she had an issue with her back from a jet-skiing experience. Hopefully, you recall that she is due to arrive in Paris for her first visit ever on Wednesday, departing the States on Tuesday, […]
Happy Fourth of July Weekend! I will take a break on the blog for a day or two since I’m sure most of you will be busy grilling burgers, eating watermelon, and visiting with family and friends. We will be as proud to be Americans here in Paris as we are at home! This morning […]
Bonsoir mes amis, It’s Le Weekend in Paris and still unseasonably warm. However, at 3pm today (Saturday) it was only 91 compared to 97 yesterday. The skies are overcast which makes a huge positive difference in our apartment since we get the scorching, direct, Western sun. One of our friends down the street answered Bernie’s […]