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Archives for May 2013

A Visit to the Louvre

May 27, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 20 Comments

Lately it’s been rainy and cold here, so we had this great idea – let’s go to the Louvre. We signed up for a guided tour offered by Paris Walks and saw a lot in two and a half hours, plus we hung around for another couple hours after the tour to expand our horizons. […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: Musée du Louvre, The Louvre

The Canal du Midi!

May 18, 2013 by Brenda Prowse 7 Comments

Approaching lock on Canal du Midi trip

Last week we had the pleasure of joining friends from Poulsbo, Karl and Kelly Hadley, Jim and Sharon Moore and the former Rotary exchange student Flora Midiou and her boyfriend Julien Plubel on a wonderful barge trip on the Canal du Midi in Southern France. Now I better understand the song from Camelot, “It’s May, […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: Canal du Midi

Le 6 Paul Bert-Hugh’s Birthday Dinner!

May 1, 2013 by Brenda Prowse 11 Comments

I subscribe to a blog written by David Lebovitz, chef and author of The Sweet Life in Paris. Because of David’s review of a new Paris restaurant, Le 6 Paul Bert, Hugh and I celebrated Hugh’s 62nd birthday there. Owner, Bertrand Auboyneau also owns another bistro, also called Le Paul Bert and a fish house, […]

Filed Under: Dining Tagged With: 6 paul bert, david lebovitz

May Day – Labor Day in France

May 1, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 1 Comment

May Day - Labor Day in France

This morning we are on our way to our usual mid week visit to the gym when – they are closed! Why would that be? They’re selling some kind of flowers on every street corner – what are they and why? After I went for a compensatory run along the Seine, I came home to […]

Filed Under: History, Living Tagged With: labor day, may day

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