Today marks 3 days until I leave. I must admit to a mild case of panic. I feel ike I have a lot to do, and I am running out of time in which to do it. Merde dure…gotta go anyway, done or not. I long to be gone so I can stop worrying about going. I imagine I will get on a
plane and leave all my worries behind. I dont know why I believe that, it’s never happend before. I’ll just find something else to fret about.

c'est la vie 

After much reasearch, false starts, general hand wringing and hair pulling I finally found a place for us to stay in Paris: Google Maps

Like most Paris apartments, it is small, but in what promises to be a great part of town. Just a few blocks from The Louvre and also the river, it is on the 5th floor of a 19th century bulding. There are a lot of cool little cafes nearby.

There has been some talk of a rail strike in Paris this summer, so I wanted to make sure that things were within reasonable walking distance from the apartment, just in case.This is our street, the entrace to the apartment is behind the green door.

So now comes the time and place in the ongoing travels of your intrepid pair, 2018 is a significant year, in that L is turning 60 and we have been together for 20 years.

comment est-ce arrivé?

So I asked my lovely bride, where should we go for such a momentous occasion. It did not take her long to chose Paris as our destination for the summer. I started out with my usual verve and tenacity and found us transportation and lodging. The rest is yet to come, but we both enjoy the prospects of discovery when it comes to such things

The decision was made to reside in Paris for 4 weeks, a first for the dynamic duo, to stay in one place for such a length of time. We will learn to be Parisian. We will become part of the fabric of one of the great cities of the world. Perhaps this is the beginning of a larger project, perhaps not. Either way; we learn, we progress, we enjoy.

I hope you enjoy also, coming along with us, as our companions as we see and hear, smell and taste. What does this latest adventure has in store of all of us?

et ainsi nous commençons