It is cold and cloudy here in Seattle so that means it is time for me to escape to cold and cloudy Paris! Hurray! My becoming regular buying/exploring/indulging-in-baguettes winter expedition to Europe will commence in a few short days, and my itinerary is chalk full of new and old favorite places to visit. While it may…
All photos by French Grey Photography A goal for this year’s winter trip to Paris was to have my likeness captured by a professional photographer in the City of Light. The thought of Madame Tour Eiffel and me photographed in the dawning light of a perfect Parisian morning seemed like just the awe-inspiring moment to record eternally…not to mention the amazing marketing…
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. – Albert Einstein I found this quote yesterday on the Ritz Paris website. I head to Paris next Monday, so I was visiting their site to see if the 2+ year remodel was finished and if I would have the pleasure of enjoying a “Serendipity” mixed…
I would be remiss not to summarize 2013. Even though I wasn’t bouncing from country to country or living in one of the world’s most romantic cities like the last few years before, there were indeed adventures and moments that will make 2013 go down as one of the noteworthy years of my life. To…
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…
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…
It is official! I am official! Yep, as of 10am yesterday the French Government declared me healthy and said I am allowed to stay here to continue eating baguettes, wandering the Rues of Paris and spending Euro…they emphasized the spending Euro part J. The visa process here in France has been two fold. First I…
Why does time seem to elapse even faster in Paris??? At my advancing age (I turn a year older on Sunday! Yikes…and Yay!), this isn’t a good thing :)! Well, I guess we should just all get use to the fact that I will continue to miss my personal goal of posting once a week….however, if…
