It was time to get a bit of culture, I haven’t been to a museum since I arrived, in Paris. Of course, I have been to the usual haunts, Musée d’Orsay which I love, Le Louvre. Both Musée Nissim de Camondo and Musée Jacquemart-André à Paris are both magnificient houses and give an insight into how some people …
Moving In … My Local Wine Shop Bastille Markets
Today started on a high and ended on a high. A fabulous thing happened today. As the battery on my camera was failing, I researched with desperation. Turns out ‘camera street’ is only blocks away. I have a camera charger and card reader. Life is good. A taste of what I have been observing … …
Having had such a late night last night, I decided to head out late but there was a method in my madness. Paris has a lot to offer at night and it isn’t just shopping and eating. There were a couple of things I have been wanting to do for years but just never seemed …
When my mobile phone went off yesterday I got a bit excited, thinking it maybe be British Airways, calling to inform they had located my luggage. No such luck. Instead it was a reminder in my calendar; tomorrow is ‘cemetery day’. This was a day ‘he’ and I celebrated. It was there we had secret …
An inner struggle of guilt had to be overcome today before I could relax and make the decision to stay in. Today marks one week since I arrived in the City of Lights and I needed time to relax and regroup. Even although I don’t really have many belongings the apartment has still managed to …
New Years Eve in Paris is a big occasion. A lot of Parisians spend it at home with a big feast, some gather in front of the Notre Dame, some pack the Champs-Élysées, others, take a bottle of champagne and stand on one of the many bridges. The shops close early and most are closed New Years …