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Final days in Paris — Spring 2017

Paris…. A few days left (This will be a long post as I’m finishing up today after starting this post and including several days of going about) Paris is coming alive with spring in the air and flowers blooming. The … Continue reading

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Paris — spring is here– 2017

Paris…. May 1 Spring is here though it continues chilly and damp, with intermitten rain between the sun shining every now and then.  Given what we are hearing about the weather up to now at home, we aren’t complaining. Another … Continue reading

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Paris — more of April 2017

Paris — more of April 2017 I probably should say a word or two about transport in this city. In 10 years we’ve only taken a cab twice (not including airport trips) and once with Uber.   Public transportation is so … Continue reading

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Paris -April 25 Part 2

April 25, 2017 This was indeed a lazy day until about 4 pm when we finally got out of the apartment. I did wake up early but then read another couple of chapters of The Strangled Queen (Book 2 of … Continue reading

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Paris – Spring 2017

Paris April 25, 2017 We arrived from Boston (transit London) almost 4 days ago. Exhausted, rode up to the 5th floor in our little two-person elevator, and opened the door to our apartment with a sigh of relief. The apartment was … Continue reading

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Paris — Spring 2012

We arrived the afternoon of the 26th  after a late night flight aboard British Airways.  We slept all the way and thus arrived at London’s Heathrow tired but OK. After a short layover we boarded a second flight to  Paris … Continue reading

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Paris April 23-24, 2011

Not sure why, but I haven’t been able to start writing my Paris blog this trip until now. Seems old habits die hard — as the saying goes. I give into doing other things first instead of writing. OK — … Continue reading

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February 16, 2011 Another day of Adventure

Another day full of adventure, but not the kind we were hoping for. Earlier this week, problems arose in Armenia — silly problems, problems of a bureaucratic nature that have nothing to do with the substance of anything. Simply, George’s … Continue reading

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February 11 – walking from La Madeleine home

Today was a day for walking and exploring though not new places. Part of the fun of being in Paris is that there is always something new to discover even in the most familiar places. It makes walking around adventuresome, … Continue reading

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February 4 — “Casa Cook!”

continued from the last post We were greeted at the door by a tall handsome woman who introduced herself, shook hands and kissed those she knew on both cheeks in the usual French manner of greeting which we, too, have … Continue reading

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