December 10, 2016, Saturday: Paris-London Final Day in Paris and Return to London. And so the day finally dawned when I would leave the City of Lights and get back to London. I awoke at 6.30 am, spent an hour catching up through wifi on email and Twitter and at 7.30 am, I…
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Exhausting Second-Last Day in Paris: Parc Montsourris, Eiffel Tower, La Defence, Sacre-Coeur, the Louvre.
December 9, 2016, Friday: Paris An Exhausting Second-Last Day in Paris—Eiffel Tower, La Defence, Sacre-Coeur and The Louvre Awaking at Cite-Universitaire to the sound of the tram bell on Boulevarde Jourdan, I showered, dressed and decided to try to find a coffee nearer at hand than the café of the complex (which was a…
First-Time Forays into Islamic Paris…and Other Attractions
December 8, 2016, Thursday: Paris First-Time Forays into Islamic Paris…and other Attractions For some odd reason, I had a rather late start today—probably was not woken up by the tram bell outside my window. A 7.45 am rising is late by my standards. I had a Pierre Herme Ispahan croissant for brekkie with orange…
T’Was All About Impressionism…Macarons…and Crepes.
December 6, 2016, Tuesday: Paris Today was all About Impressionism…Macarons and Crepes I awoke at 6.00 am (yes, to the sound of the tram bell). I showered and fixed myself a smoked salmon baguette with salad which I would carry for lunch and ate pain de chocolat for brekkie. By the time I left…
Two Items Ticked Off a Parisian To-Do List: Opera Garnier and Cafe Angelina
December 5, 2016, Monday: Two Major Parisian Items Ticked off To-Do List—Opera Garnier and Café Angelina for Hot Chocolate Within a couple of days of being in Paris again, I felt as if I had never left. The ease with which I hopped in and out of trains, the fluency with which I…
Free Sunday Rolls Around Again in Paris
December 4, 2016, Sunday: Free Sunday Rolls Around Again in Paris. One of the great advantages of being in Paris on the first Sunday of each month is that you get to enter a lot of the museums and monuments for free. Most folks make a bee-line for the better-known ones such as the…
Au Revoir Cote d’Azur, Bonjour Paris
December 2, 2016, Friday: From Nice to Paris: When we awoke in Nice with the realization that our direct non-stop train back to Paris was only at 11.00 am, we made the impromptu decision to go back to Monte Carlo for breakfast—this was so that Llew could see the city (and the country, Monaco)…
Frolicking (Again) Through France–From Tel Aviv to Paris
Bonjour! Following our eight-day tour of the Holy Land, Llew and I spent a week in France together using Rail Europe train passes. After his departure to the US, I continued to stay on in Paris. Here is an account of the week we passed together and the time I spent alone in France. …
Au Revoir Israel, Bonjour France: Israeli Museum and Arrival in Paris
Nov 27, Sun Jerusalem-Paris: As agreed, we arose early and went down for breakfast at 7.00 am so as to wish our friends farewell. Then Llew and I lingered over our breakfast as we had finished packing and had our bags ready. At 9.30 am, as decided, our cab arrived at the hotel and transported…
Au Revoir France! Last Day in London…and Arrival Home in the USA
Posted on Author rochellesroost_bkfoqdPosted in Daily Musings, France, United Kingdom, United States
Thursday, July 30, 2009Paris and London Our very last day in Paris had arrived—where had our holiday gone? Awaking to a continental breakfast (cereal and French roast coffee), Llew and I set out to cover the last bits and pieces of Paris that we had not yet seen. The Dome Church of Les Invalides:Our first…