Category Archives: France

Waaf & Miaou

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Korosten’ 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

Sindhnūr 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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A Favorite Haunt: Le Marche Aux Puces

Posted on February 25, 2012 by admin

There is no better way to spend a Saturday than wandering the flea market located in St-Ouen, just outside the Peripherique at the Clingnancourt metro stop.  Unless, of course, you’re buying! But you do have to thread your way past … Continue reading →

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Bastille and Faubourg St-Antoine and the Champs de Mars

Posted on February 24, 2012 by admin

The circular walk we programmed for today started at the Bastille and toured through Faubourg St-Antoine. We took a little detour on the Promenade des Plantes. The Bastille Opera was built on the site of an old railway station, Gare … Continue reading →

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Gentle Rain and Misty Day

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

The gentle rain and mist encouraged us, well me, to take the time to clean our apartment all the way down to fresh, clean sheets on the bed. I dragged the suitcases and all the clothes we had stored in … Continue reading →

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A day for Mike with a little Pat thrown in!

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Mike

We awoke to a beautiful day, at 9:15 when I left the apartment the temperature was still in the upper thirties.  I was headed for la cuisine paris for a cooking class entitled Le Croissants and Traditional Breakfast Pastry.  I … Continue reading →

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rue Mouffetard, along the Seine, Tuileries

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

We set out this morning for the market street of rue Mouffetard, one of Paris’ oldest streets, actually dating to the Romans. The street markets of Place Maubert and Place Monge and the pedestrian area are like street markets all … Continue reading →

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A lazy day under blue skies

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

Not very much to write about today. Paula and Martin were up early to enjoy their last morning in Paris – for this trip, anyway. They surprised us with a beautiful hydrangea for the apartment to take away the blahs! … Continue reading →

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