Man, was I excited to go to Bordeaux this past weekend! And it isn’t that I am the hugest Bordeaux drinker or lover (I am finding I appreciate more the Pinots of Burgundy), but wow did I have bounce in my step when I boarded the TGV in Paris-Montparnasse on my direct train to the Bordeaux-St….
Spring has sprung here in Paris. Il fait beau! The parks are brimming with well-coiffed French families, lounging locals, and tourist donning clothing sportif trying to run off the chocolat moelleux they ate the night before. Flowers are blossoming and the trees are budding. The sides of the Seine have become favorite spots for sunbathers…
It isn’t every day that I lunch in a restaurant whose history dates back to 1582 nor one that causes a small tear to well in my left eye as I enter its elegant grande salon. It was so beautiful!! So Paris! I felt a bit like a princess as I was escorted with my…
As of today, I have been in Paris for 9 months. Besides a small break to go home for Christmas, the last ~270 days have been all Europe all the time. Which has been great. That is why I came. I wanted to be here to experience a new culture, learn a new language, travel…
This morning I woke up and wiped the sweat from my brow. A February heat wave in Paris, you ask? Nope, it was a frigid 24° Fahrenheit when I popped my eyes open. Perhaps the apartment was much too warm? Never! I have decided the French don’t believe in insulation. The windows seep so much cold air…
While my camel continues to wander the deserts of Blogland nameless (see my last post if you are scratching your head right now), I decided to visit the bones of over 6 million Parisian residents in the Paris Catacombs. Yep, that is right, 6 million skeletons…and most are elegantly stacked and artfully presented like only…
Tah Dah!! WELCOME!! I am excited to introduce you to my new website!! *Jen jumping up and down with big smile* It was a goal of mine to move my blog over to my own website address with my own logo…so here she is :)! What do you think?! Since I abandoned my usual routine of…
I just walked in the door from a final shopping trip before I head HOME for Christmas!! Yoot, yoot! I ran out to pick up the quintessential French holiday fare, foie gras, at the bustling La Grande Epicerie to share with my family and also headed to the 3eme to one of Paris’ best chocolatiers, Jacques…
Mouthwatering displays of handmade chocolate confections, windows showing-off their colorful fruit tartelettes, chocolate eclairs with glistening glaze, bite sized macaroons of orange, green, yellow and burgundy, baskets full of flaky pain-au-chocolat and picture perfect croissants….these are my daily temptations as I walk the rues of this beautiful city. Sometimes I stop and just admire…or as…
Since I have arrived to Paris, I have had a mild obsession with Ernest Hemingway. I have read his books, done numerous searches about his life on the internet, read biographies on his wives, visited the places he frequented and have generally fantasized about his past daily activities and how they might differ in today’s Paris. He…
