[Oops, this is not Steven talking, it's Susan!] Not to sound snobby (although sometimes I feel like we do just because of our lifestyle), but we have been in Paris many times and we've checked off all the really touristy stuff so we try to explore areas where real Parisians are (and where we may …
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Re-bonjour Paris
Wow, it has been over a month since our last post. Sorry dear readers. We spent July in Chicago visiting our friends and family and so there didn't seem to be much to write. We have a love/hate relationship with that city. What we love: our friends and family, the food, the food, the food, …
Last hurrahs in Paris
Today we waved au revoir to Paris, but we do have some other” Paris adventures to catch you up on. We managed to squeeze out two more museums, a dead person bingo part 4 and dinner out. Plus, I finally had what I would consider a French meal, with my new friend Linn, who is …
Our last weekend in Paris
Thursday night we decided to go out to dinner. We were celebrating Sue’s brilliant (89%) score on her petit test - I have always known she is brilliant. (I hardly call a B+ brilliant, but considering that my French consisted of "je ne sais pas" and "pardon, no parle pas français," I am proud. Also, …
Paris From On High
First I'd like to mention a personal achievement. You probably know that I have been "learning" French. Well. today I had a "mon petit test." I was very nervous, which is unusual for me. The test didn't really affect me in any way. I just hate failing! Soooo, it's over now and I can say …
Dead Person Bingo, Pt. 3
Another weekend, another time to go all Sixth Sense and play one more game of Dead Person Bingo, this time at Montmatre Cemetary. I must admit, that I am a little worried that people who don’t know us think we have a whole death thing going. But I can assure you we don’t, the Paris …
Oo la la! l’espagnol est facile, le français est difficile or
… how I sort of had a conversation with my French teacher + the day's adventure Another week down. Oo la la! I think the subtitle of the Paris portion of the trip has to be "a baguette and a bottle of wine a day make for happy temporary Parisians." We are in this weird …
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Dead Person Bingo – Part 2
It is 8 p.m. and we just walked in after a long, fun day of wandering. It is still very light outside and if we had the stamina, we could be out wandering for a few more hours before it gets dark. But we are old, so we ran out of gas. We were going …
Was it supposed to rain?
If you know anything about me you know I spent a fair amount of time complaining about the weather forecast. When you get minute-by-minute updates, but they change every minute, it's frustrating. Just tell me you're not sure and I'll prepare. The trusty umbrella: Never leave home without it. Well, it's worse here! Saturday, we …
Dead Person Bingo (plus Dali and Gaudi)
Today was our first day of wandering around the city. We were here last weekend, but we were still getting adjusted and settling in. Today, we were in full venture out and see things mode. On Friday night, the weather looked like rain all day and so we decided to postpone planning until Saturday morning …
Doing It On The Road 