Paris

Metro on the Île de la Cité

April in Paris (I wish)

I haven't actually taken my kids to Paris in the spring, but a girl can dream right? This picture is from July in Paris. I hope that doesn't disappoint you too much. For Photo Friday at Delicious Baby. …

Playing at the Jardin du Luxembourg playground

Do you have a family travel happy place?

One of the things I love about all the travel I've done, both with my kids and without, is that I have many places to return to in my mind when I'm feeling blue. I've been lots of places that I love, but for me none can rival Paris. I can't really …

Christmas dinner in Paris

Mondays are for dreaming: Paris at Christmas

Twenty years ago, I spent Christmas in Paris. It was the first time I had ever been away from home for the holidays. I'd like to say that I spent it well and giddily as any 20-year-old should, but unfortunately I was too caught up in my own …

Looking out a window at Versailles

Spring cleaning and live blogging

So somewhere around a year ago I moved my blog from its original home on Blogger to this lovely space on Wordpress with the pretty design and various whizz-bangs that have made me very happy. And one thing I was supposed to do when that happened was …

Oeufs mayonnase on the Rue du Bac

Oeufs mayonnaise on the Rue du Bac

As everyone knows the French have a lot of ideas about food, most of which I agree with, although you'll never convince me that coffee shouldn't be served at the same time as dessert, especially when that dessert involves chocolate. But despite my …