Packing for Paris – & Everywhere! :-)

Posted on: September 16, 2024

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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

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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 …

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Day 16 – Packing (boo hoo), Water Polo, Back to the Marais

Posted on: August 9, 2024

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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

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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 …

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Day 13 – Opera, Arc de Triomphe, Galeries Lafayette, Skateboarding

Posted on: August 8, 2024

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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 …

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Day 12 – Marais tour via Earful Tower

Posted on: August 7, 2024

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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 …

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Day 11 – Versailles & Beach Volleyball at the Eiffel Tower

Posted on: August 5, 2024

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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

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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

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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 …

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Day 7 – Angelina, walk walk walk, Louvre, walk walk walk, Cafe, walk walk walk, Lunch, nap

Posted on: July 31, 2024

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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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