FRANCE | Saturday, 4 Jun 2016 | Views [331] | Comments [1]
Today was to be my first solo foray outside of Paris -- the Palace of Versailles, about 35-40 minutes southwest of Paris. Woke at 6:30 to another grey, overcast day but the weather forcasts said no rain so off I went. The plan was to try ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 2 Jun 2016 | Photo Gallery
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FRANCE | Tuesday, 31 May 2016 | Views [371]
Woke up this morning to the rain coming down pretty good outside -- so decided to do what you do in Paris when it's raining -- go to a museum -- or in this case a Basilica and a museum. Located within a few blocks of each other and way off the ... Read more >
FRANCE | Monday, 30 May 2016 | Views [335]
Got up this morning determined to explore two Marches in the northern part of Paris. Started with the one nearest me (about a block from the park where lightning hit yesterday)-- there's actually a pretty decent farmers' market (about a block from ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sunday, 29 May 2016 | Views [341] | Comments [1]
It's already Saturday afternoon -- the last few days have gone by quickly with nothing remarkable to mention -- kind of like Seinfeld's "a lot of nothing happened". A large part of the time has been spent catching-up on posting photos, writing ... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 27 May 2016 | Views [336] | Comments [1]
Slept in after a late night at the Moulin Rouge. Cindy had yet to see the Louvre so we decided to go there for the afternoon which may not have been the smartest choice but we had some time constraints (leaving on Tuesday morning). I say not the smartest ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 26 May 2016 | Views [392]
Back from Brugge on Thursday, spent Friday sleeping in a bit and then Cindy and I rode the Metro across town to the Marche Daumesnil to do some grocery shopping -- of the Marches I've been to this one ranks in the top two or three for quality and variety.... Read more >
FRANCE | Tuesday, 24 May 2016 | Views [361] | Comments [1]
Up at 5:15am in the morning to catch a 7:30 train to Brugge -- finished packing an overnight bag and out the door -- have finally figured out the shortest way to the nearest Metro station. Of course, this would be the morning the ticket machines ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sunday, 22 May 2016 | Views [519]
Monday was moving day -- my one month stay in the 6th Arrondisement (SE Paris) was up and it was off to the new place on the other side of Paris (NW Paris). The new apartment is very different -- the first one was very traditional Parisian (appearance ... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 20 May 2016 | Views [377]
Been a bit distracted the last few days -- will do a partial catch-up on what's been happening here!
Cindy arrived safely in Paris -- American Airlines had some plane issues in Dallas which resulted in her missing her connection at in London ... Read more >
FRANCE | Tuesday, 17 May 2016 | Photo Gallery
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FRANCE | Saturday, 14 May 2016 | Views [347]
Experiencing my first thunder (lightning?) storm in France -- not impressed -- Colorado's are much, much better! This is pretty wimpy -- the thunder sounds more like someone rolling an empty dumpster down a coblestone street -- and lightning --... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 13 May 2016 | Views [318]
Woke-up to another rainy, overcast day -- what a difference from Colorado weather! Got a slow start getting out, but eventually made it to the market -- was quite a ways away and took three Metro trains to get there -- wanted to try someplace different.... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 12 May 2016 | Views [314]
Got a late start this morning -- up until after 2:00am Skyping with people back in the States -- that eight hour time difference can really put a dent in keeping in touch. Drizzled most of the day today which set the stage perfectly for my primary ... Read more >
FRANCE | Wednesday, 11 May 2016 | Views [392] | Comments [2]
Rained pretty much all day -- off and on -- instead of hunkering down in a warm place, I decided to call the rain "atmosphere" and go with the flow! Went shopping -- forgot my mouse for my computer and was starting to get carpel tunnel symptoms ... Read more >
FRANCE | Monday, 9 May 2016 | Views [360]
On my itinerary for today was to visit a new farmers market -- yesterday's "bombed-out" and am running short on healthy food (although surviving for a while on croissants, pastries and chocolates has crossed my mind!) Got there only to once again ... Read more >
FRANCE | Monday, 9 May 2016 | Views [185]
Today was a pleasant day here in Paris -- warm, white, sunny skies and a gentle breeze blowing -- of course a lot of what it was blowing around was pollen and some kind of white, fuzzy seeds -- Spring is here (better late than never!)
Got a little ... Read more >
FRANCE | Saturday, 7 May 2016 | Views [334] | Comments [1]
Today, so far, has been a "nothing" day -- routine, normal, boring -- and that's okay! Got up this morning, walked over to the neighborhood farmers'/flea market (Marche d'Aligre), stopped on the way for a croissant and coffee, watched people ... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 6 May 2016 | Views [331] | Comments [1]
Welcome back to the 2016 Paris farmers' market revue!!
These markets seem to play an integral role in the life of everyday Parisians -- I'm getting a chance to intereract (even at a low level) with people I would never have otherwise had the ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 5 May 2016 | Views [336] | Comments [1]
Today was a day that I had been looking forward to -- visiting the Marche Bastille farmers' market -- written up in the tour guides as the "if you can only see one farmers' market in Paris, this is the one!" I have news for the guide writers, it's ... Read more >
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