Paris in the Spring: Postlude 1
To bed at midnight (5PM CDT) Paris time, and luckily to sleep soon after. Up at six, out of the door by 7:45. Made it to the airport in plenty of time, and … Read more
TIME TO REGISTER TO VOTE!
To bed at midnight (5PM CDT) Paris time, and luckily to sleep soon after. Up at six, out of the door by 7:45. Made it to the airport in plenty of time, and … Read more
On Sunday evening we took the short (one stop) ride down the block to visit one of the most interesting fountains in Paris, the Carpeaux Fountain. As I mentioned, we really, really like … Read more
Here are a few photos from each of the past 3 days. I was doing great in terms of keeping up with the photos each day, but then we visited the Louvre on … Read more
On Thursday we took the 38 the other direction, away from the Seine. Our destination was Montparnasse Avenue, and eventually Montparnasse Tower, the tallest building in Paris. Our plan was to take the … Read more
I love paintings by Monet, and our trip to (the French-named city of) St. Louis awoke my interest in water lilies, so a trip to the Musée de l’Orangerie, was definitely in order. … Read more
We began our first full day in Paris with a short ride on the 38 bus up to Luxembourg Gardens. Here’s a photo of the bus as it’s stopping right in front of … Read more
We arrived in Paris on time and with no hassles. There was an interesting wrinkle before we deplaned, when everyone had to fill out a slip of paper with their particulars, including where … Read more