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  • Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

    Paris has lots of beautiful parks, perhaps even as nice as Minneapolis 😎 As a tourist I never spent much time in the parks of Paris but over the next couple of months we plan to visit them all. This one is popular with locals and has been used in movies and shows. You might…

  • Week one summary

    We landed at CDG Paris one week ago, around 9am local time. Arrived at the apartment just after 11am. I arrived with a list of more than 200 places I want to see and/or experience, most of them places I’ve never visited on previous visits. We knocked off 12 in the first week. Better than…

  • Markets

    Sunday morning in Paris is a great time to visit one of the many outdoor markets. We bought limes, a tomato, strawberries, a cabbage, and pears. We need to learn to buy small quantities of everything since we don’t have an American-sized fridge.

  • Modern Art in an Old Church

    The Church of Saint Eustache is not the most famous in Paris; it doesn’t even get second or third place, depending on who you ask. But it is lovely in its own right, and has a piece of modern art. Yes, this church that is almost 500 years old has a piece of Keith Haring…

  • National Library in Paris

    Books, so many glorious books. And the smell!

  • 40 steps

    Our little apartment in the 18th arrondissement is in an old building, sans elevator, so every time we leave we have to walk up 40 steps when we return. Americans would say it is on the 3rd floor but Europeans count the ground floor as 0, so it is called the 2nd floor here –…

  • First full day in Paris

    The cats are adjusting well. The humans are eating well. We walked a little around the third arrondissement. Found a bookstore that had a small selection of books in English. Julie loves to read and the cats love to sit on her lap while she is reading. It’s a win / win!

  • Nous sommes arrives

    After nearly 6 months of planning and some anxiety, we have finally arrived in Paris. Two cats, two Midwestern adults, and 205 pounds of luggage. The first day was mostly unpacking and a little light shopping- cat litter was top priority after being in cat backpacks for so, so many hours. So far, Lucy seems…

  • Two weeks and counting..

    The countdown really started in September when we signed the lease on an apartment in the 18th arrondissement, but it is so close now. But it wasn’t until October that we decided that both cats were coming to Paris.