• Cultural differences

    This is perhaps a nicer way to describe annoyances, inconveniences, and differences. One I am annoyed with now is how long it takes for a small load of laundry, and it is never fully dry after 9 hours. But I am grateful I don’t have to take my laundry to a laundromat.

  • Breakfast with Oscar

    This is the title of the book I still have not written, and also one of the quirky things I do when I visit Paris. Oscar Wilde is and will always be the best playwright.

  • Musee of Arts et Metiers

    Paris has lots of museums. I have a few favorites but we are trying to visit ones we have never visited before. And this is one of them. These pictures are but a small sample of what we saw.

  • Brand recognition

    Sometimes you don’t need any language skills to know what a product is – some labels are easily recognizable based on a picture only.

  • Foundation Louis Vuitton

    This is one of the newer art museums in Paris. The building itself is interesting, and is in a park. Its focus seems to be modern art, not my favorite; but we went to a pop art exhibit that was very colorful! Most of the pieces were made by Wasserman.

  • Sunrise

    I love a beach sunset, especially on the west coast of the US or an island. But a sunrise in Paris is pretty in its own way.

  • Bar Hemingway

    Bar Hemingway is a tiny cocktail bar in the Ritz in Paris. It was originally called the Ladies’ bar. They open every night at 5:30, and there is a queue! I tried to get in on my last trip, but didn’t make the first group when they opened and didn’t want to wait for a…

  • Paris Art Capital

    Paris obviously has lots of art museums but yesterday we went to an art show. It was awesome! There were several paintings I would have considered buying, if the price is right; but even if it was there was still the cost of getting it back home. To be fair, part of the reason we…

  • Covered passages

    Paris has several areas that are mall-like because there is a ceiling over a street. Each one is different but most have small shops and restaurants.

  • George Pompidou Center

    I visited this ugly building and modern art museum on my first visit to Paris in 1996, and had never been back. Until now. I stopped by for 3 reasons: I thought I had a picture of something by Marcel Duchamp, but I can probably describe it for you, because it is a great example…