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Regular readers know I’ve been extolling the virtues of Memolane for a while now. Joan and I used it during our three weeks in Paris to create a travelog of our adventures. Some time ago, the good folks at Memolane made it super easy for self-hosted WordPress users to embed their Memolane or stories right [...]
I am a hiker, which for me, means hiking at least once a week. When time permits, I plan a longer hike on the weekend — 10+ miles — but I almost always hike at least once on a weeknight. During my three weeks in Paris, I did a lot of walking, but no hiking. [...]
Tonight, Joan and I picked up the keys to our new place. By the end of July, we’ll be moving out of our respective duplexes and into our new beach shack. While the new place has much more space than either of our current homes, we’ll still have to consolidate our furniture make it work [...]
Today is a travel day. Our driver picks us up in front of the apartment at 10am (Paris time, mind you). From CDG we take a short flight to Heathrow, then the long leg to LAX. Unfortunately (or perhaps, fortunately?) there’s no wifi on these flights, and I’ve got to get ready to go. This [...]
If you look closely, you’ll find our lock on this bridge near Notre Dame. This is a wonderfully odd real-world meme. The story I heard from a guy in our cooking glass (who has lived here in Paris for the past nine years) was that the guy who started this was despondant over unrequited love. [...]
On our 17th day in Paris, we visited the Catacombs. There’s a formal name for this which eludes me, because this is actually a cemetery of sorts. It was created in the late 1700′s when overcrowding at the graveyards which traditionally surrounded each church became a serious health problem. The catacombs were a network of [...]
On our 16th day in Paris, we visited the amazing Opera Garnier. This Grand Foyer was designed with the thought that during intermission, the “performance” of life goes on… so why not provide a suitable stage to showcase the performance? Joan and I liked the Opera Garnier better than Chateau Versailles — which was great, [...]
On our 15th day in Paris, we took a cooking class at La Cuisine Paris. They have classes in both French and English (we chose English) and in a variety of formats. We cooked a simple, traditional French meal: Agneau a l’ail, romarin et moutarde Ecrase de pomme de terre au piment d’Espelette Crepe aux [...]
Giverny is a worthwhile day trip from Paris. You can tour Monet’s house, his studio, and the gardens and ponds immortalized by so many of this impressionist’s great works. While this may not the best photo I took today, it epitomizes the scenes painted by Monet and serves as a perfect “bookmark” for our day [...]
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