Archives for May 2012

One of the best days we spent in Paris was on Friday for our cooking class. It was sprinkling that morning and we were glad because we knew we would spend the day at La Promenades Gourmands so the rain didn't matter. We met at 9 am in front of a patisserie, introduced ourselves and were herded along to the fish shop. We were all Americans, four … [Read more...]

Bonjour from Paris!!! Today I will take you shopping in a very special place! The Marche au Puces in Paris! First we take the metro to the last stop on this line Clingancourt You can easily follow the crowd down the street and under a concrete overpass. just ignore the MANY vendors who approach you with arms full of  watches, sunglasses, belts, … [Read more...]

There are two major islands in the Seine. Isle Saint-Louis, where we are staying,  and Ile de la Cite. Isle de la Cite is the location of Notre Dame and also Saint-Chapelle. Right near Sainte-Chapelle is the Marche au Fleurs.  I knew I wanted to visit the Marche au Fleurs but hadn't yet plotted out where to go. We took the Metro to the Cite stop in … [Read more...]

We must return home tomorrow! C'est dommage....I could spend a month here pas de problem! I will leave you with some last views. Unfortunately, I had computer/camera issues so skipped a day or two of posting. Don't worry, I'll catch you up later! Some views of li'le Saint Louis....our temporary home... I took these this evening...at that … [Read more...]

Bonjour from Paris! I hope this is not the last entry from Paris...I am having problems loading pictures from the camera to the computer. I'll see if I can figure it out! Yesterday we were very busy trying to complete some of my missions in Paris!First we went to Notre Dame, which is just a short walk from our apartment. It is immense and so … [Read more...]

Bonjour mes amis! Today we are going to Versailles.  We started out with the Metro, taking it to Pont Neuf...a famous bridge. From there, we walked to the RER (train) station for the trip to Versailles.  The train ends there so you just get on and ride it all the way.  After descending, it's a 10 - 15 min walk to the "house". As you approach, it … [Read more...]

Bonjour mes amis! As I ended yesterday, we were off to the Louvre.  We managed to purchase Metro passes (with a bit of help from an employee) and found the Metro as easy as any other, just as we had been told. We arrived at the Louvre..... Since we had gotten such a late start and it was lunchtime, we decided to eat first. I headed toward a tea … [Read more...]

Bonjour from Paris! We had an exhausting day of travel which had it's most exciting point as we ran fifteen gates in Dulles because our connection was so tight! So much for arriving fresh as a daisy!  But I (maybe) ran off the two slices of pizza I ate during the last few hours of packing and cleaning up before we left for the airport. Don't worry … [Read more...]