From the Saint Lazare train station, I caught the 7:18 to Vernon. My destination was Claude Monet’s home in Giverny. I planned this trip the night before, a solo adventure on the last day before a heat wave descended on… Read More ›
Life in Paris
The Michelin Star
It’s no surprise that when I fell for a man in Paris he was wearing a tall white hat. For years, I stacked cookbooks on my bedside table and read them before I fell asleep. Saturday morning, I set off… Read More ›
Paris, Movies, Popcorn and Growing Older
In the Unites States, Pat and I rarely went to the movies, but now, it’s an indulgence. To bask in English. To understand every word, grasp the nuance, and laugh at the jokes. Otherwise, going to the movies is a thinly… Read More ›
So You Want to Move to Paris….
Last week, I noticed a spike in my blog statistics. I can’t tell who looked at my blog, but I could see that several were from the Fodor’s travel forum. For those of you unfamiliar with this forum, it’s a… Read More ›
Is Paris Safe?
Often, I get asked if Paris is safe. In this blog post, and from my own experience, I try to answer that question.
The World In Between 