The Paris Traveler

Previously, I have mentioned Palais Royal, my most favorite spot in Paris, along with Concorde, the Tuileries, Jardin du Luxembourg…..maybe I should just go with, all of PARIS is my favorite spot!  I don’t think anyone who knows me would argue with that.
Now that I got that off my chest, back to Palais Royal…and Le Prince Jardinier, a garden shop that brings “haute” to all things green thumb-ish. Created in 1995, this shop caters to creating a world of outdoor beauty with tools, containers, furniture, comfortable clothing as well as scented candles.  Those are all good things and if you love …read more

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 Love this photo.  It looks like a vintage postcard in the background with a contemporary foreground.  See that chair on the right?  That has my name on it and if I were there today, my rear-end would be parked in it and I’d have my headphones on, with the quirky, jazzy sounds of Jaime Cullum filling my head while thinking I was pretty sweet.  That’s not what I am doing today but the thought will keep me going!
Photo credit:  dreamstime 

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When we first fall in love, that excitement, that spark, which evokes so many feelings in us nevertheless fades over time, but for some reason the magic seems to burn and to linger on awhile longer in Paris.
      

       
 
 
Photo Credits: Flickr
(What I love about these photographs is the nearness of each couple.)

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Wondering what to do with the kids while it seems all of Paris is asleep? Okay, not asleep, but gone off for the summer holidays….then the Fête des Tuileries is just the place to go!
This carnival atmosphere that has taken place every summer for more than twenty years at the Jardin des Tuileries will continue until the 26th of August.  There are rides and other attractions in a family friendly enviroment to entertain one and all, including the Grande Roue de Paris.
A pass for 28 € gives you access to all eighteen rides and attractions, which might seem a little steep, but when …read more

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….and now you do again! It’s like a magical ferris wheel doing a disappearing and reappearing act these past few years! The big wheel as many call it was built for the millennium celebrations in 1999 and was suppose to stay at the Place de la Concorde for only a year. That one year turned into two and was cause for much controversy when the owner Marcel Campion refused a judge’s order to have the wheel taken down.
When the wheel was finally dismantled, many celebrated and many were disappointed. No surprise, Parisians have done this with almost all its famous …read more

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