Versailles
We made a daring choice to rent-a-car in order to squeeze Versailles and Giverny into the same sightseeing day. Morning for Versailles and afternoon for Giverny. Versailles is one of…
Dinner at L’Office
Mmmmm-mmmmmm this was good. A super simple menu: three starters, three mains, three desserts. Choose two or three courses and/or add a cheese course. The End. But wowee were the…
Luxembourg Gardens
St. Sulpice is just one long block from one of the entrances to the Luxembourg Garden, one of the most beautiful parks in Paris. Legend has it that Hemmingway caught…
St. Sulpice
Not in any guideboks but St. Sulpice is one of the most beautiful squares in all of Paris. It’s also the place I used to call home when I was…
Musee Rodin
Rats. Under construction and nearly inaccessible. The main house is completely shut down and you only have access to the grounds (which no doubt are beautiful) so a bit disappointing.…
Musee d’Orsay
Round two of our museum days. The major museums aren’t open every day so you have to carefully schedule when you attend. The Louvre is closed on Tuesdays, so we…
Now at the Musee d’Orsay
Look who’s at the Musee d’Orsay right now – it’s the Femme en Verte (Dora). Certainly one of Picasso’s most vivid paintings, she is on loan to the Musee d’Orsay…
Notre Dame
Second day in a row of a venue that had stair climbing. This one Jeff did on his own because the rest of us had feet that would no longer…
Sainte-Chapelle
After our precision assault on the Louvre we headed over to Sainte-Chapelle to see the famous stained glass windows. Installed in 1248 and beautiful! There isn’t a single picture I…
