Paris
B10 STROLLING TO AND THROUGH THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS
The day dawned overcast with small patches of blue poking through. “There’s almost enough to make a pair of man’s pants,” Louise observed, which is her way of saying it’s going to be a nice day. It rained during the night meaning all nature’s things would be refreshed and in bloom, except us. Seemed like … Continue reading
B09 ON BEING TOURISTS IN PARIS
Sunday was the day we chose to be tourists; map carrying, gawky, cross walk stumbling tourists lost on beautiful grand boulevards. Even though we knew Paris quite well at one time, street names and bus routes had completely slipped out of our travel tips bag of memories and we were reduced to asking complete strangers … Continue reading
B08 LOUISE REVISITS THE MADELEINE CHURCH
This was another day for revisiting the past in Paris. It began by catching quick shots of automotive history that cruised right past my lens. The first was spying a car that was almost underfoot when we lived in France some 52 years ago but now virtually extinct. The Citroen 2 CV or Deux Chevaux…so … Continue reading
B07 PARIS: YESTERDAY AND TODAY
Yesterday we had one of those relapse days where we couldn’t get to sleep and then couldn’t get up. LA must still have its teeth in us. Today dawned bright and clear (the weather has been spectacular…warm and moist.) We set off on the promised mission for AFNer Richard Amaral who asked if we could … Continue reading
B06 OUR FIRST DAY IN PARIS
We have just completed our first twenty four hours in Paris beginning with our grand arrival at Charles De Gaulle airport. We were met by long time friend Herve Laurent who, immediately, made us feel at home by joining rush hour traffic on the peripherique freeway that circles Paris. It was so like LA that … Continue reading