Category Archives: Paris

Missed us?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by admin

I’m sure you have been wondering where we have been, well at least we would like to think so. The long and the short of it is that we were actually and earnestly apartment shopping.  Without going into the the … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Supplies and Cooking in Paris

Posted on March 6, 2012 by admin

Each time we come to Paris we visit the kitchen suppliers who are huddled in the Las Halles area of Paris.  Le Halles used to be the “Belly of Paris” a term made famous by Emile Lola in his book … Continue reading →

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Lunch with Bruce and Tom

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin

Mike had arranged a call with an international financing firm in the morning, but the call never materialized, so we set off to meet Bruce and Tom at Gare de l’Est.  They had arrived yesterday afternoon at Ramstein and were … Continue reading →

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First Sunday: Louvre is FREE

Posted on March 4, 2012 by admin

Our morning started out a very predictable visit to the Sunday Boulevard Grenelle market, at least for us. Held every Wednesday and Sunday, this market under the elevated tracks of the Metro between stops La Motte Picquet and Bir Hakeim … Continue reading →

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How to Fritter a Day Away

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

The day began a little late and I was behind on blog posts. So I finished up Thursday’s post before we headed out. I had been remarking about the unusual signage used by some of the merchants in rue Montorgueil … Continue reading →

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Just what is a Salon de l’Agriculture?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

Thursday, March 1, was a pretty full day and I never got around to documenting what we did. When last we dined at Hugo’s, he mentioned we should check out the agriculture show taking place at Paris Expo Porte de … Continue reading →

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Waaf & Miaou

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

After sharing a coffee and meeting with Kathryn Brown, an American living in Paris, we headed over to rue de l’Opera to the dog and cat store, Waaf & Miaou, we discovered on a previous visit.  This tiny, little shop … Continue reading →

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Musee de l’Eventail

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

Don’t get out your French-English dictionary, l’eventail is French for “fan.” Being a fan resident, I just had to go check it out.  It used be open only on Tuesdays from 2 to 5, but is now open M,T,W from … Continue reading →

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Cemetiere Pere-Lachaise and not much else

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

The day was bright and sunny and we decided to embark on a walking tour from our book “Walking Paris” titled Pere-Lachaise to Buttes Chaumont. Starting the day in a cemetery may not seem like fun, but since William Miller, … Continue reading →

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Sunday: All Over the Map

Posted on February 26, 2012 by admin

The flea market at Ponte de Vanves in the south of Paris is a market that is much less structured, more unorganized, and with more frugal finds than the one we visited yesterday. Essentially, the vendors set up tables on … Continue reading →

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