It was one of those perfect sunday mornings in July where I could sit out on my balcony and hear the birds chirp rather than being drowned out by traffic. The bells of our parish church down the street rang loud and clear calling the faithful to 11am mass. However delightful it can be suspended …
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Ahhhh, nothing like stewing in the hot Paris sun! Yes indeed, that same sun that just loves to play hide and seek most of the time here, is making me feel right back home! As droplets of sweat slowly trickle down my neck, arms, and legs, I have been holding up my pompous southern girl …
It’s nice to have something to feel good about after multiple tragedies these past weeks. With the United States Supreme Court guaranteeing that same sex couples will have the right of legal marriage in every state of the union, the United States of America joins the ever expanding list of other countries who have done …
I have always loved going to Fête de la Musique, that rowdy, crowded, and almost anything goes music festival that celebrates the summer solstice. The crowds of inebriated merrymakers reminds me of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, minus the costumes and parades. This year, I thought I would approach Paris’s ultimate street party in a …
There are so many stories that lurk behind the old walls of Paris. One that always grabs my heart took place just behind Notre Dame Cathedral on Quai aux Fleurs, facing the Seine and Ile St Louis. There is a plaque that reminds you that it was here this immensely tragic love affair took place. It …
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I am not by any means an “expert” on pickpocket prevention, (obviously not at all in the past), but along the way, I have learned a few tips from my very own stupidity! With the event of upcoming summer travel, I thought I might as well put in my own two cents worth, learned the …
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Last week, without any advance notice, the Eiffel Tower, the world’s most visited tourist attraction in the world, besides Notre Dame, locked its tower to the throngs of starry eyes tourists. Mutiny on the tower! Why? Pure and simple, the employees were fed up(ras le bol) by constant onslaught of pickpockets day and night non …
In was one of those early spring mornings in north Louisiana, full of sunshine, where the air smelled fresh and new and full of promise. As I walked up the small hill towards the hospital, I enjoyed smelling the slight perfume given off by bright pink and purple azaleas in full bloom. I was to …
The other Sunday after a delicious lunch of cauliflower dill soup that is always comforting and warms my tummy and a little siesta, I felt I wanted to get out and take a really long walk, hoping to hit the park and then the Fête du Pain at Notre Dame. We started walking towards Luxembourg …
The Paris fair is not like any fair that we are used too in America. Zero resemblance! There aren’t any rides, nor freak shows, nor corn dogs, and thank goodness that awful smell of rancid cooking oil that always nauseated me is nowhere to be sniffed. Think instead of a huge and very vast market …
Paris has many wonderful hidden sites and one of these is a pleasure boat marina tucked beyond view from the Seine, where a contemporary art show is hosted twice a year. It’s a fairly big event bringing over 500 French and foreign artists together, with their individual stands on both sides of the port. Le …
Each day is a reminder that you are never alone with your pain, fears, needs or suffering. Just looking around the world at any given time and you will find others in your same sorrowful predicament. Everyday there are thousands of those in mourning for loved ones and friends who were lost, due to sickness, …