Miss Flibbertigibbet

There are two major islands in the Seine. Isle Saint-Louis, where we are staying,  and Ile de la Cite. Isle de la Cite is the location of Notre Dame and also Saint-Chapelle. Right near Sainte-Chapelle is the Marche au Fleurs.  I knew I wanted to visit the Marche au Fleurs but hadn't yet plotted out where to go. We took the Metro to the Cite stop in … [Read more...]

We must return home tomorrow! C'est dommage....I could spend a month here pas de problem! I will leave you with some last views. Unfortunately, I had computer/camera issues so skipped a day or two of posting. Don't worry, I'll catch you up later! Some views of li'le Saint Louis....our temporary home... I took these this evening...at that … [Read more...]

Bonjour from Paris! I hope this is not the last entry from Paris...I am having problems loading pictures from the camera to the computer. I'll see if I can figure it out! Yesterday we were very busy trying to complete some of my missions in Paris!First we went to Notre Dame, which is just a short walk from our apartment. It is immense and so … [Read more...]

Bonjour mes amis! Today we are going to Versailles.  We started out with the Metro, taking it to Pont Neuf...a famous bridge. From there, we walked to the RER (train) station for the trip to Versailles.  The train ends there so you just get on and ride it all the way.  After descending, it's a 10 - 15 min walk to the "house". As you approach, it … [Read more...]

Bonjour mes amis! As I ended yesterday, we were off to the Louvre.  We managed to purchase Metro passes (with a bit of help from an employee) and found the Metro as easy as any other, just as we had been told. We arrived at the Louvre..... Since we had gotten such a late start and it was lunchtime, we decided to eat first. I headed toward a tea … [Read more...]

Bonjour from Paris! We had an exhausting day of travel which had it's most exciting point as we ran fifteen gates in Dulles because our connection was so tight! So much for arriving fresh as a daisy!  But I (maybe) ran off the two slices of pizza I ate during the last few hours of packing and cleaning up before we left for the airport. Don't worry … [Read more...]

Hello all! I am not really posting because I am FREAKING OUT here! I leave tomorrow night for Paris but before that,  I have a list of maybe 100 things that need doing! I was so happy to hear my booth/shop was selling well  BUT that meant taking precious time this week  to spruce up thrift finds, create some new things and take the 4 hr round … [Read more...]

Bonjour mes amis! Today I am NOT cooking but I will show you some of the things I plan to eat in Paris! Warning....mouth watering pictures to follow... of course....and LOTS of it...with butter... Looking forward to all this variety...with the bread and some of this I'll eat real meals too, like... croque monsieur...... him: crock … [Read more...]