We are blessed to live in an area surrounded by cafes, however, most of the time I end up at the *extremely* convenient Starbucks down the street. Don’t judge me, it’s fast and portable. The french really love their coffee. They drink it in the morning, after lunch, during work, after drinks at the bar, …
A recent survey asked 600 women in France if they had ever been sexually harassed on the Metro. 100% of them answered yes. 100%. I had talked about it with Geep last week or so, and said that I had never really had a problem in Paris. I am not the ideal parisian shape, I’m …
Surprises are, by nature, unexpected events. Surprises can be fun: “LOOK! They offer PADDLE BOAT RIDES!!!” Surprises can be sweet: “Aw! You bought me lobster-shaped chocolate from my favorite candy shop!” Surprises can be comical: ” When she saw the car, she passed out and fell into a garbage can!” And, everyone’s least favorite, surprises …
Oh, how people adore Paris. The city of love, the city of light! What could be more romantic than meandering through the quaint little streets and hovering over cups of espresso at cafes along the Seine? Pretty much damn near nothing. That is the rub. Except, before planning your little love holiday, take into account …
Back to the good old états-unis a few weeks ago, and it was one heck of a strange experience. As soon as I landed sans Geep and got behind the wheel of a ford focus hatch, I felt all of Europe get sucked out of me. Was I in a coma for the last six months? …
With the Holiday months flying at us at full speed, we decided it was time to start making plans. Things book fast here in France, so we honestly should have started earlier. Thanksgiving: Thanks to the influx of Americans into France, there are lots of options for the local ‘Merican to get their feast on. …
Out of all the trips we have planned up to this point, I was most excited about London. Who doesn’t dream about going to Paris and London to soak in the culture, history, and atmosphere? Well, Paris has been everything I thought it would be, while London…well. London was different. I’m not saying that it …
It has been a bit quiet on the blog as of late, thanks to learning to navigate the French health care system and a higher than normal amount of “have-to-do” activities. I have a morning to myself where I don’t have to run out the door, as least not quickly, so I am taking a …
Granted, this post is LLLOOONNNGGGG overdue, but it has been a bit crazy lately. My birthday was on the 29th of July. Hey! At least I got around to posting about it! So… When I woke up, there were random sticky notes with sweet little scribbles all over the house. (A very Geep move. So …
Sometimes, in the middle-ish of the week, you just need to pop two bottles of wine and listen to music from the 90’s. You have to cuddle on the couch and be shocked at how old some of the songs are. You need to talk about how you, strangely, don’t miss Texas and actually feel …
Fezzik In Paris 