The Streets of Paris
“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” – John C. Maxwell Sites/Topics covered in this post: • Walking the Streets of Paris Go-Date: Day 129, Friday, May 31 Lesson Learned: Its expensive to eat in Paris. Even if you are careful to pick spots full of locals instead of tourists […]
MNAAQ – Muse’e National des Arts Asiatiques – Guimet (National Museum of Asian Arts and Antiques – Emile Guimet)
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu Sites/Topics covered in this post: MNAAQ Go-Date: Day 128, Thursday, May 30 Lesson Learned: Always, always carry an umbrella with you in Paris…..always! I can count on a single hand the days which not a drop of rain fell while we’ve been here. Oh, […]
The Louvre – Too Much to Comprehend
“Life offers you a thousand chances… all you have to do is take one.” — Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun Sites/Topics covered in this post: The Louvre Street Scenes Go-Date: Day 127, Wednesday, May 29 Lesson Learned: When you get overwhelmed, sit down and have a drink. World’s Largest Museum The Louvre is the world’s largest […]
Day of the Dead
“To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache […]
Ile de la Cité -The Island of Paris
“A hangover suggests a great night, jet lag suggests a great adventure.” J.D. Andrews Sites/Topics covered in this post: Ile de la Cité Walking Tour Sainte Chapelle Musee De Cluny Meet John Robinson Go-Date: Day 126, Tuesday, May 28 Lesson Learned: Search engine fare trap. Airlines are devious bastards. Does anybody really enjoy air travel […]
Hip-itty, Hop-itty, On-itty, Off-itty Bus
“Paris was all so… Parisian. I was captivated by the wonderful wrongness of it all – the unfamiliar fonts, the brand names in the supermarket, the dimensions of the bricks and paving stones. Children, really quite small children, speaking fluent French!” David Nicholls, Us Sites/Topics covered in this post: Paris sites from the Hop On, […]
Paris – Oh, So This Place is Famous for Plaster
“Paris is always a good idea.” Audrey Hepburn Sites/Topics covered in this post: • Paris Arrival • Montmartre Walking Tour • Basilica of the Sacreé-Coeur • Musee de Montmartre • Yellow Jacket Demonstration Go-Date: Day 122, Friday, May 24 Lesson Learned: The Paris Metro is great. Don’t waste your money on Uber, or cabs, or […]