Category Archives: .Paris

FILM ITINERARIES: The Women on the 6th Floor

The French tradition of comedy built around impeccable timing and flawless acting is alive and well in this farce about a group of vibrant Spanish maids who shake things up in 1960s Paris. The Women on the 6th Floor: Les … Continue reading

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MOVIE: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button…

…after the short story read this summer… with a bit of Paris magic 🙂

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2023.07.26.Paris-Nantes

Eric Kayser croissant… yum… rental car… ✓… driving out of Paris… ✓… Nantes, here we come… le Voyage à Nantes began! 🙂 First time exploring Nantes… it’s been on the travelwishlist for a while… Les Machines de l’île… Jules Verne … Continue reading

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2023.07.25.PARIS

If it’s Tuesday, this must be Paris… where many museums are closed on Tuesday… oh, well… it’s raining too… travelwishlist to the rescue… Palais Garnier it is! 🙂 Revisiting favorites from the last trip… L’As du Fallafel lunch… Place des Vosges… … Continue reading

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2023.07.24.London-Paris

If it’s Monday, this must be London… in the morning… and City of Lights in the evening… and a wonderful Basque dinner… hmmm… delicious Chez Gladines Saint Germain! The light rain is gone… for a late evening Seine stroll… and … Continue reading

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MOVIE NIGHT: Family Feud

A Ferrari tour of Paris… and Pays basque… Boutchou 🙂

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ITINERARY: 2023.07-08.UK-FR-RO

From Great Britain… to Brittany… and for something completely different in Romania… a tentative itinerary: [01.Tue] 07.18.SJC-LON: BA [02.Wed] 07.19.LON: Nell Gwynn House [03.Thu] 07.20.London [04.Fri] 07.21.London [05.Sat] 07.22.London [06.Sun] 07.23.London [07.Mon] 07.24.London-Paris: Eurostar [08.Tue] 07.25.PARIS [09.Wed] 07.26.Paris-Nantes [10.Thu] 07.27.Josselin? … Continue reading

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WINTER TIME: Snow Meadow

Rain to snow… morning blues… meadow snow walk… time for Tahoe Dave’s X… and Commons Beach! On a low-key note… a trip to Paris… with Miss Harris… the Paris dream movie night 🙂

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MOVIE: L’étudiante et Monsieur Henri

When you are making decisions about colleges…

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MESOPOTAMIA: The Season of the Great Empires

2020 Arkhaios Film Festival – Virtual Edition Mesopotamia: The season of the Great Empires Alberto Castellani | Italy | 2020 Once upon a time there were two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which fed and made fertile a land … Continue reading

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