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Packing for Paris – & Everywhere! :-)
Posted on: September 16, 2024
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), …
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Day 15 – Latin Quarter
Posted on: August 14, 2024
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 anot …
Read MoreDay 16 – Packing (boo hoo), Water Polo, Back to the Marais
Posted on: August 9, 2024
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 qu …
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Day 14 – Montmartre & Seine Dinner Cruise
Posted on: August 8, 2024
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 a …
Read MoreDay 13 – Opera, Arc de Triomphe, Galeries Lafayette, Skateboarding
Posted on: August 8, 2024
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 …
Read MoreDay 12 – Marais tour via Earful Tower
Posted on: August 7, 2024
Leann’s delicious ham and cheese croissant from Le Peloton Cafe. 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 Patre …
Read MoreDay 11 – Versailles & Beach Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower
Posted on: August 5, 2024
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. …
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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
Posted on: August 3, 2024
From the Holocaust/resistance portion of Pere Lachaise Cemetery 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 …
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Day 8 – Il n’est rien de plus serious que le plaisir
Posted on: August 1, 2024
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 …
Read MoreDay 7 – Angelina, walk walk walk, Louvre, walk walk walk, Cafe, walk walk walk, Lunch, nap
Posted on: July 31, 2024
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 addre …
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