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Tue, 24 May 2016 | By billh | Views [359] | Comments [1]
Up at 5:15am in the morning to catch a 7:30 train to Brugge -- finished packing an overnight bag and out the door -- have finally figured out the shortest way to the nearest Metro station. Of course, this would be the morning the ticket machines ... Read more >
Sun, 22 May 2016 | By billh | Views [517]
Monday was moving day -- my one month stay in the 6th Arrondisement (SE Paris) was up and it was off to the new place on the other side of Paris (NW Paris). The new apartment is very different -- the first one was very traditional Parisian (appearance ... Read more >
Fri, 20 May 2016 | By billh | Views [375]
Been a bit distracted the last few days -- will do a partial catch-up on what's been happening here!
Cindy arrived safely in Paris -- American Airlines had some plane issues in Dallas which resulted in her missing her connection at in London ... Read more >
Tue, 17 May 2016 | By billh | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 14 May 2016 | By billh | Views [343]
Experiencing my first thunder (lightning?) storm in France -- not impressed -- Colorado's are much, much better! This is pretty wimpy -- the thunder sounds more like someone rolling an empty dumpster down a coblestone street -- and lightning --... Read more >
Fri, 13 May 2016 | By billh | Views [316]
Woke-up to another rainy, overcast day -- what a difference from Colorado weather! Got a slow start getting out, but eventually made it to the market -- was quite a ways away and took three Metro trains to get there -- wanted to try someplace different.... Read more >
Thu, 12 May 2016 | By billh | Views [310]
Got a late start this morning -- up until after 2:00am Skyping with people back in the States -- that eight hour time difference can really put a dent in keeping in touch. Drizzled most of the day today which set the stage perfectly for my primary ... Read more >
Wed, 11 May 2016 | By billh | Views [390] | Comments [2]
Rained pretty much all day -- off and on -- instead of hunkering down in a warm place, I decided to call the rain "atmosphere" and go with the flow! Went shopping -- forgot my mouse for my computer and was starting to get carpel tunnel symptoms ... Read more >
Tue, 10 May 2016 | By the_life_of_lady_laura | Views [690]
It is said that what makes one’s favourite wine is whether, “it tastes good”.
With a week spare before starting my new job, I took up the opportunity to visit Bordeaux, which is perhaps the best red wine region in the world. So, ... Read more >
Tags: bordeaux, chateau, france, medoc, red wine, winery
Mon, 9 May 2016 | By billh | Views [358]
On my itinerary for today was to visit a new farmers market -- yesterday's "bombed-out" and am running short on healthy food (although surviving for a while on croissants, pastries and chocolates has crossed my mind!) Got there only to once again ... Read more >
Mon, 9 May 2016 | By billh | Views [183]
Today was a pleasant day here in Paris -- warm, white, sunny skies and a gentle breeze blowing -- of course a lot of what it was blowing around was pollen and some kind of white, fuzzy seeds -- Spring is here (better late than never!)
Got a little ... Read more >
Sat, 7 May 2016 | By billh | Views [331] | Comments [1]
Today, so far, has been a "nothing" day -- routine, normal, boring -- and that's okay! Got up this morning, walked over to the neighborhood farmers'/flea market (Marche d'Aligre), stopped on the way for a croissant and coffee, watched people ... Read more >
Fri, 6 May 2016 | By billh | Views [327] | Comments [1]
Welcome back to the 2016 Paris farmers' market revue!!
These markets seem to play an integral role in the life of everyday Parisians -- I'm getting a chance to intereract (even at a low level) with people I would never have otherwise had the ... Read more >
Thu, 5 May 2016 | By billh | Views [333] | Comments [1]
Today was a day that I had been looking forward to -- visiting the Marche Bastille farmers' market -- written up in the tour guides as the "if you can only see one farmers' market in Paris, this is the one!" I have news for the guide writers, it's ... Read more >
Thu, 5 May 2016 | By billh | Views [297]
I'm getting spoiled again -- another beautiful day in Paris -- and it was off to visit a new farmers' market, a new part of Paris and a new museum!
Farmers' markets here are so prevalent that you can literally go to a different one every day of the ... Read more >
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