12/30/12 Day 6 couldn’t have come at a better time. I am loving Paris SO MUCH, but as a country girl at heart, sometimes I start to wish for a little green. So we set off for parts unknown, aka the Alsace region. But before we did, we had to head across town to pickContinueContinue reading “Day 6 in Paris…and Beaune…and Alsace…”
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Day 5 in Paris
12/29/12 Day 5. Today was about museums a little off the beaten path. Just a little, mind you. After all, we’re still in Paris. Before we begin, though, check out this little display a few blocks from Jenn’s flat. As we are here longer, we’re having more and more fun with the signs; some ofContinueContinue reading “Day 5 in Paris”
Day 4 in Paris
12/28/12 Well, after Day 3, we all needed a little domesticity, so Day 4 started a little slow. We didn’t leave the flat until after noon! But that didn’t keep us from finding coolness in the city. Like, for example, this gorgeous subway station: Yes, you read that right – subway/metro station. Let me sayContinueContinue reading “Day 4 in Paris”
Day 3 in Paris
As Day 4 begins, let’s do a quick recap of Day 3, 12/27/12. After a mere few hours of sleep, we crawled out of bed and headed out to our tour of Le Palais Garnier, the incredible building that houses the Opera of Paris. This building…just…wow. Huge, ornate, ostentatious yet glorious at the same time.ContinueContinue reading “Day 3 in Paris”
Paris – day deux
What do you get when you mix sunshine, “Arab” art, elephants, booksellers, classical music and too much wine? Why, you get our second full day in La Cité des Lumiéres. So, day two, picking up where we left off in yesterday’s post, began with a stroll across the Seine river (with an appearance by theContinueContinue reading “Paris – day deux”
Everything and a Racehorse 