Author Archives: pianomd

To my shock, when I checked in with Air France I discovered that we were ticketed not for Friday but for Thursday! What a shock. I had to scramble to pack and close up the apartment. Fortunately our reservations for … Continue reading →

We leave in a few days – the suitcases are open and I’ve already started filling. That said- we still have some nice plans in the next two days including dinner tomorrow night at the Ferrandi Paris cooking school. I’ll … Continue reading →

So much has happened since I last wrote that I’m not quite sure where to start. Looking through my photos it occurred to me that I hadn’t sent any of the great desserts we’ve encountered- which we haven’t always eaten … Continue reading →

Another spectacular day both the weather and our trip to our first exhibition. The Grand Palais was build between 1897 -1900 for the what was a Worlds Fair. It is a huge structure with several areas for exhibitions of all … Continue reading →

It is now 19 years we’ve been coming to Paris thanks to our good friends, Steve and Melody Karian who invited us to join them on a trip here 20 years ago. They had just purchased an apartment in Paris … Continue reading →

The weather is absolutely gorgeous – just what the song April in Paris promised – temperature in mid 60s, sunny, a light breeze- simply wonderful. We are having guests for drinks tonight and so I headed to the market early … Continue reading →

We arrived a week ago and it has taken all this time for us to wake up. Jet lag has been crazy. Nevertheless we’ve managed to do a few things as spring is definitely ushering in warmer days. We’ve got … Continue reading →

The weeks seem to have flown by – with only a few days left until we return. The weather has suddenly turned a crisp cold and today for the first time I wore my long winter coat which, much to … Continue reading →

Unlike other trips I’ve not had the time or quite truthfully, the energy, to do a blog. In addition, taking photos while walking with a cane is almost impossible. But- I’ve managed some and thought I’d send off a little … Continue reading →

The days continue to be sunny with a cool breezes that make being outside (or in) wonderful. Winter is definitely over. I wasn’t going to write today since yesterday we had a rare bad restaurant experience – mediocre food and … Continue reading →