August 5th is a Sad Day
This my favorite photo of my folks – it was taken in front of the fireplace in my home many years ago. Both Vi and Earl Gillians died on August 5th – Vi in 2005 and Earl in 2006. I … Continue reading →
Dinner at the REAL Cafe des Musees
Well, we got the right restaurant this time! There appear to be several restaurants with similar names. Cafe des Musees at 49 Rue de Turenne (3rd) had been recommended by both David Lebovitz and Paris by Mouth AND our new … Continue reading →
Les Cars Rouges
We had decided to get the two-day pass for those red double-decker buses, and today was our first day. The closest stop was Notre Dame, so we headed over there after breakfast. Les Cars Rouges stops at nine different monuments, … Continue reading →
Lunch & a Visit to Le Garde Robe
On our way to meet up with the Giverny bus, we stopped for lunch at Cafe du Musee on Rue du Louvre. A restaurant with a similar name had been recommended to us, but we soon realized that this was … Continue reading →
Off to Giverny!
First of all, I want to thank Freda Cameron for her wonderful posts and photos of gardens in Paris, especially Monet’s gardens at Giverny. Check them out on her blog, Defining Your Home, Garden and Travel. I had my heart … Continue reading →
Pompidou, Pompidou . . .
It was raining when we woke up, so we took our time getting ready to go out and decided to have lunch before heading over to the Pompidou. The owner of our apartment had a list of local restaurants to … Continue reading →
Lazy Day but a Great Lunch
Bill wanted to go to Versailles today, but I did not. Just too big and too many tourists – it makes me uncomfortable to be in big crowds like that. So, he got on the train to Versailles, and I … Continue reading →
The Louvre & Montmartre with Michael Osman
Today was another jam-packed day with Michael Osman. Our goal was to tour Le Louvre and visit Montmartre, and we accomplished both! Michael met us at our apartment and we headed over to Le Louvre. We passed Square de la … Continue reading →
A Coffee Date & Musee D’Orsay
A lovely (partly sunny) day in Paris. And we have a coffee date with Nancy & David, who are lucky enough to live here. Nancy is known on the Slow Travel messageboard as “Americana in Parigi”, and she is always … Continue reading →
Notre Dame & Sainte-Chapelle
The good news is that we got to see Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame today. The bad news is that I forgot my camera and don’t have any pictures to post. Sorry about that. First was Sainte-Chapelle. Security was very tight, … Continue reading →