Bienvenue!
Welcome to a little space for musings about food and wine, travel, photography and hopefully, a way to capture our ephemeral life in Paris. It's also a travelogue for my husband and me as we begin an amazing journey in married life that, at this moment, has taken us from the San Francisco Bay Area to Paris!
The first full day in Paris -- Monday, October 10 -- was a lovely day! I walked about 11 miles, touring my old neighborhood in the 6th Arrondissement, and enjoying the Jardin de Luxembourg, the Seine and the Champs-Elyseés. Sadly, Jane did not accompany me. She suffered the indignity of traveling à la Mother Hubbard, and was still in the shoetcase! After such a long walk, I had to remind myself that we'll be here for a while, and I don't have to see everything in one day! But, it was nice to try...
Welcome to a little space for musings about food and wine, travel, photography and hopefully, a way to capture our ephemeral life in Paris. It's also a travelogue for my husband and me as we begin an amazing journey in married life that, at this moment, has taken us from the San Francisco Bay Area to Paris!
The first full day in Paris -- Monday, October 10 -- was a lovely day! I walked about 11 miles, touring my old neighborhood in the 6th Arrondissement, and enjoying the Jardin de Luxembourg, the Seine and the Champs-Elyseés. Sadly, Jane did not accompany me. She suffered the indignity of traveling à la Mother Hubbard, and was still in the shoetcase! After such a long walk, I had to remind myself that we'll be here for a while, and I don't have to see everything in one day! But, it was nice to try...
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| The Louvre, Tour Eiffel et Arc de Triomphe du Carousel |
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| Pyramid entrance to The Louvre |
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| Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, with Obelisk and Arc de Triomphe in the distance. |
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| The Pont des Arts |
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| Padlocks on The Pont Des Arts |
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| Sweet love locks! |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral. |
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| North Transept Rose window. |
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| Fall in the Jardin de Luxembourg |
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| Jardin de Luxembourg |
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| Francesco Petrarch's love, Laure de Noves |
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| Medici Fountain, Jardin de Luxembourg |
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| The door to the Foyer des Dominicaines, my old dorm on the rue de Condé. |
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| Schmuck Restaurant and Cocktail's Club. Does one have to be one to drink here? |
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| Luxor Obelisk, Place de la Concorde. On a cloudy day. |
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| Place de la Concorde. |
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| The (traffic on the) Champs-Elysées |
Bienvenue!
Elizabeth