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Paris 2014, Day 10

Posted on February 15, 2014 by admin

Valentines Day and our 13th anniversary; and loving ever moment. Martin, Paula, Aaron and Ginny were coming for dinner and our event was to start at 1700. Pat went for croissants while I began prep for dinner, which was Boeuf … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day 9 (Croissant Crawl – Part 1)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by admin

We are soooo… Bad, every night we say were going to go to bed early and get up early and we never do.  Last night we stayed up to watch The Descendants, a George Cluny movies about a dysfunctional family living … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day 8

Posted on February 12, 2014 by admin

Todays Cheese: Morbier Morbier is an aromatic and surprisingly mild French cow’s milk AOC cheese defined by the dark vein of vegetable ash streaking through it middle. Today, the ash is purely decorative, a nod to the method by which … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day 7

Posted on February 11, 2014 by admin

Todays Cheese: Comté About Comté – Comté is an ancient cheese. It has been produced since the time of Charlemagne. Comté is still traditionally made in more than 190 cheese dairies, known as the “fruitiáres” in the Jura plateau. Comté … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day 6

Posted on February 10, 2014 by admin

Todays cheese: Roquefort About Roquefort: First evidence of Roquefort was discovered in 79 A.D. when Pliny the Elder mentioned its rich aroma. It was the favorite cheese of Charlemagne. Roquefort is made exclusively from the milk of the red Lacaune ewes … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day5 (Lazy Sunday)

Posted on February 9, 2014 by admin

I love it when a plan come together, we slept in until 1030! We made coffee, had cereal and fruit, mostly because were too lazy to walk the 100 feet to the bakery without a shower, it is Paris after … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day4 (Market Day)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by admin

Saturday morning, so it’s market day along Avenue President Wilson, the most upscale and well attended street market in Paris (Wednesday & Saturday) and the one highly recommended by Patricia Wells at the panel discussion earlier in the week. It … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day 3

Posted on February 8, 2014 by admin

A short walk to the bakery for Croissant aux Amande, and then back for coffee.  We need to get a salad spinner and some olive oil so we headed out to explore the Carre Four and found a market just … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day2

Posted on February 6, 2014 by admin

It appears that we are having a tough time getting motivated and out, seems we are enjoying sitting around enjoying our coffee, especially when it raining. I finally went for croissants and we got out at 1100 headed for the … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014, Day 1

Posted on February 5, 2014 by admin

We slept in this morning after being up for 24-hours on the journey here. Pat made coffee and we skipped our usual Parisian breakfast, I know Paris with out a croissant is like a day without sunshine, but there are … Continue reading →

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