tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post5949789416636131894..comments2024-01-23T23:07:00.959-08:00Comments on GRACEful Retirement: She's BAAAAACK!Grace.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-88195118026239812672010-02-03T18:41:22.483-08:002010-02-03T18:41:22.483-08:00Sounds like a fabulous trip! I went again in 2008,...Sounds like a fabulous trip! I went again in 2008, with my sister this time, and it is so great traveling with her. Glad you shared that with your sister too!<br /><br />I also loved eating macarons... Even the ones sold at McDonald's tasted pretty good to me!!<br /><br />La Tour d'Argent, WOW!Canadian Saverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335109256687297543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-39357401254332942362010-02-01T19:16:10.330-08:002010-02-01T19:16:10.330-08:00The trip sounded absolutely wonderful! What a won...The trip sounded absolutely wonderful! What a wonderful memory for you and your sister! I think I would have enjoyed the "eating" part the most!<br /><br />Glad you are back safe and sound.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940623529019637336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-59023953389280379482010-02-01T11:40:12.815-08:002010-02-01T11:40:12.815-08:00Welcome back!
And $1400 for a one-star? That DO...Welcome back! <br /><br />And $1400 for a one-star? That DOES make me wonder how much more-starred restaurants would run. Glad you had a great time!Revanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293868300535734672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-68305197179995275372010-02-01T10:08:15.979-08:002010-02-01T10:08:15.979-08:00No real smoking issues. France has banned smoking...No real smoking issues. France has banned smoking in restaurants. The outdoor cafes were pretty much not in use due to the weather. So, while there was smoking on the street, it wasn't bad at all--nothing like I remember it being a decade ago.Grace.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-37016521606708132692010-02-01T06:05:36.157-08:002010-02-01T06:05:36.157-08:00Grace, welcome back. I missed your posts, but hop...Grace, welcome back. I missed your posts, but hopefully you came back refreshed and renewed. <br /><br />I've been over the pond once but didn't get to France. <br /><br /> Was the smoking bad?Bucksomehttp://www.bucksomeboomer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-17325615261598516972010-01-31T21:35:28.782-08:002010-01-31T21:35:28.782-08:00Anon--I found all the pastry shops wonderful, but ...Anon--I found all the pastry shops wonderful, but the chef felt that those sold by Pierre Herme (at his shop, called, logically enough, Pierre Herme!) were the best. They WERE good, and I especially recommend the Vanilla Macaron as well as the Passion Fruit. For chocolate, the winner (after MANY, MANY samples at ever so many shops) was La Maison du Chocolat. Who knew that in Paris one could buy chocolate mousse by the scoop, just like ice cream?Grace.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-15263607348120835262010-01-31T20:54:21.360-08:002010-01-31T20:54:21.360-08:00Glad you enjoyed yourself.
MasterPo has been to F...Glad you enjoyed yourself.<br /><br />MasterPo has been to France.<br /><br />Not in any rush to go back.MasterPohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247333453805284751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-76240177667053414152010-01-31T20:38:39.036-08:002010-01-31T20:38:39.036-08:00Yup. Paris is thee most beautiful city in the wor...Yup. Paris is thee most beautiful city in the world. I was there all over again after reading your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-68493323858979954002010-01-31T18:42:05.081-08:002010-01-31T18:42:05.081-08:00Glad you had a great time. I did a whirlwind tour...Glad you had a great time. I did a whirlwind tour of Paris years ago. I loved the Musee D'orsay . . . the brightness and colors. <br /><br />I actually liked the outside of the Pompidou Centre. Very different from the traditional buildings. For some reasons, it's one of the pictures from my trip that I keep going back to.<br /><br />TEHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-48022933614210095322010-01-31T18:33:48.818-08:002010-01-31T18:33:48.818-08:00Where, pray tell, did you find your friend's u...Where, pray tell, did you find your friend's ultimate macaron?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-8675604249642319302010-01-31T18:21:20.524-08:002010-01-31T18:21:20.524-08:00Musee D'Orsay is lovely. It was also my favor...Musee D'Orsay is lovely. It was also my favorite place in Paris. So glad you had such a wonderful time!frugal zeitgeisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804781758510341558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-81178779807621458712010-01-31T17:55:19.460-08:002010-01-31T17:55:19.460-08:00So, Morrison, did you know that on the hour after ...So, Morrison, did you know that on the hour after dark, the yellow-lighted Eiffel Tower sparkles with clear lights? I didn't, and it was thoroughly lovely. I didn't go up the Eiffel Tower--I'd done that the last time I was here eleven years ago, and the weather was too bad this time.<br /><br />As for pics--I don't have a scanner and have no clue how to post them on the blog. You'll have to use your imagination (and while you're about it, imagine me as thin, blonde and many years younger!Grace.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-64915761802050896162010-01-31T17:37:48.570-08:002010-01-31T17:37:48.570-08:00Bienvenue. Welcome back.
Q'est que ce? No E...Bienvenue. Welcome back.<br /><br />Q'est que ce? No Eiffel Tower?<br /><br />Pics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-91447165917819810492010-01-31T17:14:56.138-08:002010-01-31T17:14:56.138-08:00Glad you're back! The trip sounds like a blas...Glad you're back! The trip sounds like a blast, and go you for not overspending!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-83278715681310936902010-01-31T14:12:55.480-08:002010-01-31T14:12:55.480-08:00Welcome back!! Glad you had a wonderful time!!Welcome back!! Glad you had a wonderful time!!Florencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157294752967287405noreply@blogger.com