I’ve been asked this question now *a lot*. Though I had a section on “Packing for Paris” in my very very very OLD book “Fempowerment: A Guide To Unleashing Your Inner Bond Girl,” some of the suggestions are from 20 years ago (wow that book is old LOL), so here you go. THIS ARTICLE was […]
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Day 15 – Latin Quarter
Yes, as I (finally) type this, it’s a few days after I returned to California. My luggage, unfortunately, did not. The learning: If you’re taking all your underwear on a trip, be sure to bring some back in your carry-on…. Now, for Day 15. We did another tour with the Earful Tower folks, and in […]
Day 16 – Packing (boo hoo), Water Polo, Back to the Marais
Today started out by eating our croissants from the Boulangerie that has won many “best croissants” trophies (more on that when I upload Day 15) in bed. I worked on the blog (as you can see), then we sadly started packing which, of course, is always quite The Thing! (I taught Leann Herbert’s trick of […]
Day 14 – Montmartre & Seine Dinner Cruise
Today, we did a “Wine, Cheese, and Patisserie” tour of Montmartre. What a great way to see this part of the city! Right as Leann and I exited the Metro we were at the Moulin Rouge. This street, “Pigalle,” was the border between the 9th arrondissement and the 11th – which was tax free. Therefore, […]
Day 13 – Opera, Arc de Triomphe, Galeries Lafayette, Skateboarding
Today we only had the Olympic Skateboarding Women’s Final on the docket, so we headed out to check a few more things off Leann’s bucket list :-) First, we headed to the Arc de Triomphe. Though you can get on top, it was (as one can imagine) a queue of epic proportions and spendy, so […]
Day 12 – Marais tour via Earful Tower
Okay, so *first* of all, if you are at all interested in Paris, you need to subscribe to the podcasts/YouTube videos/email newsletter from Earful Tower. Trust me on this. I am now a Patreon supporter (plus, I did a huge support of their latest kids’ book, so I have a “street named after me” in […]
Day 11 – Versailles & Beach Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower
Spoiler Alert: Day 11: 21,142 steps. Today (Day 12): 9,135 steps. And our various “leg parts” feel it. But, onward! I’m definitely behind by a day. I thought I could do both Days 11 and 12 today, but I’ve been at this now for 8 hours and – yeah – nope. The good thing is […]
Day 9 – lorsqu’on ne tuera plus ils seront bien venges le seul voyeur de justice a pour echo la vie & Day 10 – Sweet Caroline, Rowing plus Pizza
when they will no longer be killed, they will be well avenged, the only wish for justice has for its echo, Life I happen to be posting this blog on “Day 10,” because I have had a heck of a time uploading photos. And there are some great photos from Day 9! We had a […]
Day 8 – Il n’est rien de plus serious que le plaisir
There is nothing more serious than pleasure. Before anything, it’s the first of the month: “Rabbit!” Today we decided to have breakfast downstairs at our hotel. We have still been unable to get the Nescafé in our room to work, so having coffee/tea was a relief :-) They had a really nice spread, with croissants, […]
Day 7 – Angelina, walk walk walk, Louvre, walk walk walk, Cafe, walk walk walk, Lunch, nap
We purchased vouchers for Angelina before we left. What is Angelina? It’s The Place to get hot chocolate in Paris. Their hot chocolate is pretty much like drinking a molten chocolate bar :-) If you purchase a voucher, you get a super secret email address to get a reservation. The last time I was in […]