As a general rule of thumb, I take the metro but on the few occasions that I have taken the bus it was fun watching the world go by than avoiding eye contact in the metro. Today being Boxing Day, with the traffic not too bad I decided on the bus. However trying to find …
Peering out the window this morning, to see a sea of umbrellas, it helped me to decide what to do. A combination of a rainy day and running out of time prompted me to visit a temporary exhibition. I try to save museum visiting for rainy days or nights if I can. Most museums …
There is never a lack of something to do in Paris. Whether it be an exhibition, visiting one of the 200 or more museums, exploring something new and hip, ticking off things on my extensive, ever growing list, or simply walking around, photographing and discovering what is around the corner, there is …
My plan for today was to take my friend up to the highest point in Paris. If you don’t count the Eiffel Tower, the highest point in Paris is Montmartre. Still not feeling well, with the dreaded cold and fiddling around with my blog, trying to get it to perform, despite my attempts, meant we …
With so many plans and places to tick off, I’m exhausted, I left the apartment late, kicking myself I had missed such a lovely sunny day and walked around aimlessly. Had a coffee at Petit fer a Cheval, my favourite bar in Paris and then just wandered, when I came across rue Volta, I remembered …
I calmly encouraged someone to help me pull the maggots from the open wound on my foot. My feet must have been aching, even in my sleep, to inspire such a dream. Despite the sore feet and bad dream, yesterday’s 15km walk, left me wanting more. The sky was blue, the sun was shinning, I left …
About 26 years ago, Paris was up in arms. There was talk of building a pyramid in the main courtyard of Le Louvre. Now I M Pei’s creation is a reality and has become another iconic landmark in Paris. When the Pyramid was a mere conception, that was the last time I visited Le Louvre. …
Sunday evenings are now locked in for Jim Hayne’s famous dinners. This, being my second dinner, I didn’t look like a deer caught in the traffic lights, it was the new incoming, who took over this role. But I rush ahead of myself. Pierre had offered to take me on the Bateaux Mouches and, Emile had kindly …