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Dec 16
A Train Wreck of a Day
We took the train out of Paris to Chartres on Saturday to visit the cathedral. Getting to Gare Montparnasse was a feat in itself, given the closures of many Metro stations due to the Gilets Jaunes (yellow vest) protests. However, we got to the station and reached the town around noon. Lunch was at Tomate …
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Dec 16
A New Title for the Trip
Julian originally called this trip “To the Barricades”, in honor of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) protests that have been occurring every Saturday for several weeks. The more apropos title might be “Aux Églises” (To the Churches). Here’s the rundown of the ones we’ve visited on this trip: St. Denis, Sainte Chapelle, Notre Dame de …
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Dec 16
Montmartre Revisited
In a post three years ago, I registered my reservations about the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris and the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur. We went there today after our sojourn to the Eiffel Tower. It could be that the neighborhood is growing on me, or at least the basilica is. It was much less crowded than in …
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Dec 14
Free the Tower!
This morning we walked over to the Eiffel Tower. You’ll recall last year’s post that the Champs de Mars and the Tower were ringed in ugly chain-link fencing, making it very difficult for pedestrians to get around the tower to access the bridge over the Seine. This year the Champs de Mars was surrounded with …
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Dec 14
Breakfast in Paris
We do breakfast comme des Parisiens on this side of the Atlantic. Every morning we go to a bakery and get a fresh baguette pas trop cuit (not too hard) and a couple of croissants. We have juice and assorted cheeses on hand in the refrigerator. We’ll also pick up some fruit. Then we feast. …
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Dec 13
Basque-ing in Goodness
Tonight’s dinner was at a Basque restaurant near our apartment called Pottoka. Le Pays Basque straddles the border between France and Spain. The Basques are independent sorts who have their own language, which bears no resemblance to any other Indo-European tongue. They were horribly suppressed by the Franco regime in Spain; as a partial result, …
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Dec 13
Power Tools of a Different Type
Today’s adventures involved looking for the woodworkers near Place Bastille. Since our woodworking friend Bruce is joining us on this trip (see the post, Our Wine Cellar), we were looking for power tools. We ran across one wood shop that had this gorgeous chair in the display window: After lunch, we walked up to the …
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Dec 13
Seen in a Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer is an upscale British grocery chain that’s established a beach-head in France. Today we dove into one to warm up on our travels near La Place Bastille. This is one of the first items I ran across: I saw several more shelves of gluten-free goodies.
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Dec 13
A Curiosity
Tuesday night there was a mass shooting at the Christmas Market in Strasbourg. By Thursday morning, there was no mention of it on the CNN, Washington Post, or New York Times websites. I guess they’re waiting on the next shooting/bombing.
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Dec 13
Seen at Galeries Lafayette
My friends in the Cult of Cute Shoes have been waiting for this all year. The only animated items in this window are the assorted monsters. Since I belong to the Cult of Shoes that fit, my purchase this year was two round-neck cashmere sweaters: One coral (the color of the year, according to Pantone), …
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