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    • TravelerResearch in Paris 2024
      2
      Day 6

      Another wash out.

      March 6 in France ⋅ 🌙 7 °C

      Well my day was not great. I could not get to my « backup research plan » because the police archives had a broken storage system. If they tried to get to the documents—so they said—they risked forcing 5 or 6 storage units to fall like dominoes, making the whole thing worse. Do I believe them? Yes, actually. 3 different people tried to get the documents. But really…only Italy could be worse for research! Wandered this afternoon and will take a day to enjoy the city. Some images from today. What a disaster of a research trip. Le Sigh.Read more

    • Mooney's European Adventure
      Day 27

      Day 2 in the City of... Sidewalks

      July 20, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Well, the heat wave finally broke, which helps with the sleeping, but Wednesday was supposed to be a day of rain. And it started off a bit rainy so we decided to go visit Montmarte and the Sacre Coeur Basilica. It was by far our longest subway ride but we are getting pretty good at it. Haven't left anyone on the subway in day.....

      Montmartre is a beautiful artists haven. Canvasses line the streets, portraits and landscapes are being painted with loving care and sometimes a bit of whimsy. The cobblestones of the streets take you back to a simpler time when the journey was the adventure, not the destination. And the scent of fresh pastries fill the air with a magical sense of hopefulness and the possible.

      And... there are tonnes of people which make you constantly worried someone is going to pick your pocket and walk away with your favorite Kenny G CD (and YES... I take it everywhere!!)

      But the Basilica is cool, the views of the city are great, and the singers on the sidewalk that get the crowd to join in just makes you smile. We don't tip those guys though. Heck, we are doing half the work. 😉

      Then Jen says, let's go see.... something.... I don't remember. We look at the maps and it's like a 30 minute subway ride. But we don't want to keep whizzing by the city underground. So we decide to take a bus... but there are "disagreements" about which bus to take and where the stop is. So "someone" suggests.... LET'S WALK IT!!

      And that is where our day turns. The idea is great. We knew the general direction... south and to the east... (I guess I could have just said South East but I get paid by the word). So I tell Jenny, put your phone away dear.... I got this.

      So we started walking... and we walked and walked and walked. We saw amazing streets and cool buildings and some arches I never heard of. And Jenny gets a bit... uh... "twitchy" when she doesn't quite know where she is... so that was a bit entertaining too. In the end, I got us to the neighborhood she wanted and it only took us like 2 hours... of straight walking.

      In the end, we got to Place Des Vosges. It is a famous Palace sort of thing that many rich people like Victor Hugo lived at with a courtyard for doing duels.... that kind of thing. We just finally laid on the grass for awhile soaking up the ambiance.

      As you lay down in a historical place, many thoughts come unbidden into your mind. What is the legacy I will leave? Is there anything I am doing that will leave such permanency?...

      Then it started to thundershower so I thought, how do get home without dying....

      And so that pretty much ended the day. We had plans to go out but the constant threat of thundershowers kept us in. So it was a long day but in the end, we truely did find more enjoyment in the journey than in the destination.... SEE WHAT I DID THERE?? THAT IS STORY TELLING!!!

      And now we are prepping for a big day tomorrow at Versailles. Should be a good one. Thanks for sharing this journey with us.      Read more

    • The World on Two Wheels2023 Itzonagen European Ride
      Day 60

      Walking our Legs Off in Paris

      October 16, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      My biggest concern before we arrived in Paris was just how mobile we would be. Maggie had been seriously compromised with a bad back, and walking any distance had been very hard for her. And yet the only way to truly explore Paris is on two legs. This was truly a dilemma.

      I don't know whether it is because her back is healing, or whether she is just running on pure adrenaline. Whatever the reason, I am relieved to report that we have been able to cover large portions of the city on foot. Although Maggie is still in some discomfort, she has still been able to walk a considerable distance. That is a huge relief for both of us.

      This morning we set off heading away from the river towards Les Halles, and managed to rediscover the place where we both had glasses made when we here in 2019. The place makes the claim that they can make your glasses "in 10 minutes or 10 Euro". And that is what they do.

      When we returned this morning, we found that the business had actually expanded to include the next couple of shops. It is now possible to watch the entire process happening before your eyes. First you do the eye test to determine your prescription, then you choose the frames, then from then on the whole process is automated. A short time later your new spectacles are ready ! Simple.

      We then wandered along the right bank of the river to the Louvre Museum, where we were surrounded by a whole tribe of gypsies, all trying to accost us with their bogus petitions. This scam has been going on for many years, and has resisted all attempts by the authorities to stamp it out. Fortunately they are not aggressive, and they generally are deterred by a firm "non".

      Our walk took us through the Tuileries Gardens and back onto the Rue de Rivoli. We followed it as far as the famous chocolate shop called "Angelina's". This place is regarded as a Paris institution, and always has a long queue of hopeful patrons trying to gain entry. We had already visited the shop a couple of times previously, and the last time we were there, we were both underwhelmed. We had other plans in store.

      Way back on the L'ile St Louis there is a tiny Salon de The, where we have made a habit of enjoying a quiet lunch every time we have been in Paris. So that is where we headed next. It was a long walk, but we made it in time for lunch.

      Maggie and I then separated to make our own ways back to our apartment, having another close look at the progress on Notre Dame. By the time I finally climbed the six floors to our room, my watch was telling me I had walked over 15,000 steps. My legs were telling me it had been many more.

      This really is a hectic, crazy, eccentric, enigmatic, confronting and wonderful city. With all its faults, I can never get tired of visiting.      Read more

    • TravelerFrankreich 2023
      1
      Day 3

      Im hotel

      September 23, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

      Hab leider vergessen vom essen ein foto zumachen war jetzt aber auch nich so die bombe aber ja man kann ned alles haben danach sind wir durch paris gestapft und haben zu Fuß 15 km hinter uns gelassen ein paar eindrücke davonRead more

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    • Holly and KarlBaguette Bike Travels
      Day 85

      Catching our Breath (& Visits)

      June 28, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      It was a more low key day, starting with a big sleep in for Claire after a late night. After Claude's departure back to Savoie the previous day, we had new "roommates" - her daughter Clemence's mother and father in law Samia and Jean-Yves, who were in Paris for medical visits from their home in Tunis. We enjoyed chatting with them over breakfast and learned more about life in Tunisia, as they moved there after retiring from their medical careers in Paris, and Samia grew up there. We made a trip to Decathlon to figure out bike boxes, prioritized a nap for Claire, then headed back out on the bikes to the Marais and Bastille districts. We met up with Gisèle's daughter Dominique, her partner Clodagh and son Cody (22 months old) for a drink on the terrace of a brasserie. We caught up on our lives, since it had been ages since Holly and Dominique had last seen each other, and Claire sang Cody songs to entertain him - it was a super nice little visit! We had a simple Greek-inspired dinner along Rue de la Roquette, then headed home for an earlier bedtime.Read more

    • TravelerEurope
      Day 4

      Pinch me moments from Paris

      September 8, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

      My pinch me moments from Paris were -
      Seeing the amazing architecture - it's everywhere
      Going to the Louvre
      Cycling from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs-élysées
      Croissant making
      Travelling on the Seine & been surrounded by the history - quite mind-blowing.Read more

    • Paris Camino Paris
      Day 23

      Walking and more walking

      October 5, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

      You might think that after walking from Porto to Santiago we’d have legs of steel. And you’d be wrong. This morning Ellen woke up feeling worn down and fighting congestion so I told her we’d take it easy today. Hah! We walked for hours all around the right bank, visiting cute little shops and wandering through shopping arcades. We grabbed sandwiches for lunch and ate them in a courtyard outside the Louvre then, quelle surprise, we went inside.

      On our way to the Louvre we went in an adorable little fabric store, Lil Weasel, in the Passage de Grand Cerf shopping arcade where we both bought fat quarters and ribbon made from Liberty of London fabric. A little while later passing through Les Halles we got sucked into Le Droguerie, a haberdashery/notions shop that had shelves of glass jars filled with beads, hundreds of little drawers filled with buttons, yards of ribbon and trim, and spools of yarn in every imaginable color. Delightful.

      When we got to The Louvre there was a long line of people waiting to buy tickets. Instead of standing in line I was able to log on to the museum website and buy tickets on the spot. Easy peasy. Were skipped the queue and headed straight through security.

      The museum was pretty crowded today and is impossible to navigate efficiently even when it’s not but we wandered the two main galleries of European paintings until we’d had enough. We opted not to join the long queue to see Mona Lisa up close. We’d both seen her before.

      Your mind goes a little numb trying to absorb so much art in one day. Everywhere you turn is another famous masterpiece. The collection is just so immense and the building is such a maze of corridors and stairways it’s overwhelming. We walked up and down so many flights of stairs just trying to get from one wing or floor to another our legs were barely holding us up by the time we staggered through the hall of Greek sculpture to visit the Venus de Milo. When they announced it was closing time I was relieved.

      Eight hours later we shuffled back to our hotel and collapsed. Except we hadn’t had dinner. We decided to head to the Franprix grocery store around the corner but somehow ended up stopping at a cute little Mexican restaurant we passed on the way. Yeah, it’s maybe a bit weird to eat Mexica n food in Paris but it was quick, easy, and filling.      Read more

    • TravelerMonth in Paris !!
      Day 3

      Bike tour

      June 6, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Bonjour!

      Today we did the bike tour. Here is what I realized
      1. I am a lot worse at biking than I thought
      2. Black pants are the worst thing you can wear in 80 degree weather
      3. Europe is much more bike-friendly than America, but cars still won’t stop for you
      4. Irish accents are awesome

      Besides that, I also realized (like we’re told in our class) that not everything is as it seems. I was really fascinated by these old homes in one of the squares we stopped at, and our guide told us we could peak into their garden if we wanted. Firstly, the “garden” was just grass, albeit beautiful. Secondly, there was another entire house behind the actual home. What?? I was even more shocked when I learned that this was just a guest house for friends of the resident. So cool.

      Anyways, there is always more than meets the eye!

      Au revoir!      Read more

    • TravelerDiscoverEU
      Day 1

      People Marais Hostel Paris

      March 8, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

      Nachdem ich angekommen bin, wurde erstmal eingecheckt und dann eine Runde durch die Stadt gelaufen. Tja. Es regnete in Strömen und ich werde nun wohl nie mehr ohne Schirm aus den Haus gehen.
      Jetzt lieg ich Hostel, fühl mich irgendwie down und muss meine Sachen wieder trocken bekommen. Abendessen hab ich mir schlussendlich aus der nächsten Bäckerei geholt.Read more

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    • TravelerParis
      Day 3

      Notre-Dame, Metro, Montmartre

      July 18, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

      Trotz Hitzewarnung machen wir uns ziemlich früh auf den Weg zur Baustelle Notre Dame (Brandschaden 2019), um danach geschützt vor Hitze, mit der Metro Richtung Montmartre zu fahren. Diese einzige Erhebung in Paris hat unglaublich schöne Ecken. Höhepunkt ist ganz oben Sacre Coeur.

      In den Abendstunden haben wir uns nochmal auf den Weg gemacht, die (Brücke) Pont Neuf mit kurzen Stopp zum Sonnenuntergang. Klasse war dann auch noch das Lichterspiel am Eiffelturm als schöner Abschluss des Tages.      Read more

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