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Some thoughts from France on Covid Vaccination Progress

August 6, 2021 by Hugh Nelson 16 Comments

QR code icon for the French anti covid app

Maybe because I’m 70 years old, I jumped at the first chance I had to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Even better, I received the version from Johnson and Johnson, not only a trusted brand for floor wax (actually that’s SC Johnson – not the same), but also a vaccine that needed only one shot. I […]

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Filed Under: Dining, Living, Travel Outside Paris

Visit to the Swedish Club

January 17, 2016 by Hugh Nelson Leave a Comment

Site of Nobel’s former Paris house on Avenue Raymond Poincaré

Last week we received an invitation from an acquaintance to go to a mixed French and English group get together at a local Paris cafe, Lili et Riton in Montparnasse. It was followed by a light dinner and jazz music fest at a place called Cercle Suédois (Swedish Club). Brenda and I showed up at […]

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Filed Under: Dining, History, Living Tagged With: Alfred Nobel, Cercle Suédois, Swedish Club

Christmas in Paris

December 23, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 7 Comments

The year is winding down – it’s Christmas time in Paris. We’ve just returned from a couple weeks in the US. I visited my mom and brothers in Illinois, and Brenda visited her mom in Spokane. My brother Chris organized an early Christmas dinner at his house in Pekin, Illinois – we even had some […]

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Filed Under: Dining, Living Tagged With: christmas, La Cuisine

Thanksgiving in Paris

November 28, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 15 Comments

What do the Parisians do on Thanksgiving? Actually this very American holiday hasn’t caught on. There’s a shop called Thanksgiving in the Marais that serves American expatriate needs by providing turkey, cranberries, stuffing, and pies, as well as other American ingredients that are just plain missing in France – things like measuring spoons and brown sugar. […]

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Filed Under: Dining, Living Tagged With: thanksgiving

Visitors!

July 15, 2013 by Brenda Prowse 5 Comments

We have had quite a few visitors lately. The best part for me and Hugh is that each guest has interests that lead to new explorations and adventures for us. A recent guest whose first ever visit to Paris had a few things on his agenda: visit Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Rodin museum, the […]

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Filed Under: Dining, Living, Sight Seeing Tagged With: La Cuisine, modern architecture, Orsay, Rodin

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, […]

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

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