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Midnight in Paris
As in the movie, but I just couldn’t find Owen Wilson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Gertrude Stein, Paul Ga
Paris Day 5
Paris Day 5 Wednesday 20th September Our outing today was up to Montmartre. It’s a large hill on the northern side of Paris and historically home to artists, the Basilica of Sacr
Paris Day 4
Paris Day 4 – Chateau de Versailles Tuesday 19th September Diane and I traveled about an hour out of Paris to the Palace of Versailles. Originally the old hunting pavilion
Paris Day 3
Paris Day 3 Monday 18th September Took a slower day today. I explored the area around where we are living for the week – the Marais. It’s quite difficult to describe all
Paris Day 2
Paris Day 2 Sunday 17th September Today was a museum day. Just the one – Musee d’Orsay. It’s housed in a former railway station. The station was purpose built for the Wor
Paris Day 1
Paris Saturday 16th September After a great night of rest in our lovely apartment I took an easy morning before wandering on down to ‘ile Saint-Louis to meet with my friend Mak
Coffee in France
Saturday 16th September Coffee in France is a thing. Now to explain the coffee in France – and why I have reverted to the days of old (1983-84) when Geoff and I backpacked th
Uzes – Avignon – Paris
Traveling from Uzes to Paris Friday 15th September Today was a day of travel and settling into our new home in the Marais district in the 4th arrondissement, on the Right Bank of P
Uzes Day 6
Thursday 14th September Today is our last full day in Uzes so we took time out to continue exploring this beautiful village. We met up for morning tea at one our favorite spots. Th