We knew that life in Paris would bring challenges. Weighing them against the fabulousness of living here resulted in an overall positive and life-enriching experience. I love Paris. I’ve loved living here – still love wandering the streets and gazing
Category: Paris
How to Beat the Heat in Paris
Paris might be heavenly in the spring time, but this week it’s been hotter than hell! At 9 am the outside temperature already matched the inside temperature – a blistering 28 °C (86 °F). I’ve lived in hotter, much hotter,
Dining up the Eiffel Tower
Originally built as a temporary structure at the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair, the Eiffel Tower still stands and has become an iconic representation of all things Paris. For me, it defies reason, this lattice of wrought iron that
Parisian Pooches
The doctors office was tucked way back in the bowels of a building that has been around since before Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World.” Two doors with complicated intercom systems later, I found myself sitting in a tiny waiting
Christmas Displays in Paris
Even the Christmas decorations are extremely artful in Paris. The Galeries Lafaytette Paris has combined art, Christmas decor and environmental education in their display, which celebrates a polar winter to raise awareness of climate-change. All the decorations are
The Search for Chez Lee
Moving to another country has it’s complications, even if you have a passport that allows you to work and live there. In Paris, legislation strongly supports the tenant’s rights, so landlords are justifiably nervous about leasing their property. It can
The Paris Landing Pad
We landed in Paris mid-afternoon on a direct flight from San Franciso. Too excited to sleep on the plane, we were a bit disheveled as we gathered up the 4 fifty-pound check-in bags, 2 ten-ish-pound cabin bags, my hand-bag
You had me at “Bonjour!”
When I first moved to the USA, I was blasted by the sense that I was in my own feature film. My movie moments tended to be borrowed from those epic westerns with yellow grasses and rolling hills blending into
