Monthly Archives: April 2022
APRIL 19, TUESDAY
ST. MARTIN‘S CANAL We followed directions to my brother Richard‘s favorite restaurant in Paris, an Italian place near St. Martin‘s canal. We found it, a hole in the wall pizza place, named Marie Louise and speculated why he and his
APRIL 19, TUESDAY
ST. MARTIN‘S CANAL We followed directions to my brother Richard‘s favorite restaurant in Paris, an Italian place near St. Martin‘s canal. We found it, a hole in the wall pizza place, named Marie Louise and speculated why he and his
APRIL 18, MONDAY
CHERRY BLOSSOMS Yesterday, after a quiet morning in our Airbnb, we decided to visit the Parc de Sceaux, an hour away by RER train to see the elegant chateau with it‘s huge surrounding sculptured tree park and cherry orchard which
APRIL 18, MONDAY
CHERRY BLOSSOMS Yesterday, after a quiet morning in our Airbnb, we decided to visit the Parc de Sceaux, an hour away by RER train to see the elegant chateau with it‘s huge surrounding sculptured tree park and cherry orchard which
APRIL 17, SUNDAY
BEHIND MONTMARTRE Walking down the hill behind Montmartre on the way to getting lost on Easter Sunday.
APRIL 17, SUNDAY
BEHIND MONTMARTRE Walking down the hill behind Montmartre on the way to getting lost on Easter Sunday.
APRIL 17, SUNDAY
LOST On a beautiful Easter Sunday we went to church, briefly, because there were no seats left and the sermon in French seemed interminable. Instead we went on a walk and got lost. Susie wanted to show me an section
APRIL 17, SUNDAY
LOST On a beautiful Easter Sunday we went to church, briefly, because there were no seats left and the sermon in French seemed interminable. Instead we went on a walk and got lost. Susie wanted to show me an section
APRIL 16, SATURDAY
PARIS FLEA MARKET Some more photographs of the Paris Flea Market including both the elegant and the not so elegant.
APRIL 16, SATURDAY
PARIS FLEA MARKET Some more photographs of the Paris Flea Market including both the elegant and the not so elegant.
APRIL 16, SATURDAY
PARIS FLEA MARKET The Paris Flea Market is a huge place on the other side of Montmartre hill. There are actually 8 distinct markets bunched together, all of them with a different character. Some are clusters of high end shops,
APRIL 16, SATURDAY
PARIS FLEA MARKET The Paris Flea Market is a huge place on the other side of Montmartre hill. There are actually 8 distinct markets bunched together, all of them with a different character. Some are clusters of high end shops,
APRIL 15 FRIDAY AND APRIL 16 SATURDAY
PARIS FLEA MARKET — LOUR DE VILLOUTREYS I am skipping the photographs of our yesterday trip wandering about the left bank through art galleries because the Paris flea market this Saturday morning was so overwhelming. I took hundreds of photographs
APRIL 15 FRIDAY AND APRIL 16 SATURDAY
PARIS FLEA MARKET — LOUR DE VILLOUTREYS I am skipping the photographs of our yesterday trip wandering about the left bank through art galleries because the Paris flea market this Saturday morning was so overwhelming. I took hundreds of photographs
APRIL 14, THURSDAY
SALON IN PARIS The salon group of English speaking mostly expatriate Americans met at Bistro Vivienne in the very upscale glass roofed shopping arcade near the Palais Royale garden where we later had a picnic lunch. The gathering of about
APRIL 14, THURSDAY
SALON IN PARIS The salon group of English speaking mostly expatriate Americans met at Bistro Vivienne in the very upscale glass roofed shopping arcade near the Palais Royale garden where we later had a picnic lunch. The gathering of about
APRIL 13, WEDNESDAY
STUCK, NO WAY BACK, NO WAY FORWARD A week or so ago David Brooks wrote an article titled “Globalization Is Over. The Global Culture Wars Have Begun“. This really interests me because what I was writing about yesterday was the
APRIL 13, WEDNESDAY
STUCK, NO WAY BACK, NO WAY FORWARD A week or so ago David Brooks wrote an article titled “Globalization Is Over. The Global Culture Wars Have Begun“. This really interests me because what I was writing about yesterday was the
APRIL 12, TUESDAY
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD My brother told me that the back of Montmartre is less crowded than the front side with the views of Paris from the Sacre Couer Basilica with its wide front stairs filled with lounging tourists.
APRIL 12, TUESDAY
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD My brother told me that the back of Montmartre is less crowded than the front side with the views of Paris from the Sacre Couer Basilica with its wide front stairs filled with lounging tourists.
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 