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APRIL 20, WEDNESDAY
SEARCHING FOR ST. CHAPELLE We left at lunchtime to visit the stained glass windows of St. Chapelle, but when we got there we stopped by police far away and in a huge crowd of tourists were told to show our
APRIL 20, WEDNESDAY
SEARCHING FOR ST. CHAPELLE We left at lunchtime to visit the stained glass windows of St. Chapelle, but when we got there we stopped by police far away and in a huge crowd of tourists were told to show our
APRIL 21, THURSDAY
THURSDAY MARKET AT BASTILLE At Place de la Bastille the long line of tented shops selling mostly food and clothes was packed with shoppers with their rolling shopping carts shopping for fresh produce as well as curious tourists like us.
APRIL 21, THURSDAY
THURSDAY MARKET AT BASTILLE At Place de la Bastille the long line of tented shops selling mostly food and clothes was packed with shoppers with their rolling shopping carts shopping for fresh produce as well as curious tourists like us.
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
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 