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a weekend in paris & a sunday at les puces
Recently, much to our surprise, we found ourselves very happily headed ack to Paris. With a long list of things to do and places to go, we wanted to revisit our old haunts, and explore some new ones. Friday in a tiny wine bar, Saturday in Tuileries, Sunday at Les Puces. You might be wondering why a craving for such a perfect-sounding weekend would be a surprise. When we left the Île-de-France in July, London-bound with two giant suitcases and one little pug, I wasn’t exactly sad. It’s no secret that I had maxed out on quaint country life, and…
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parisian favorites from a year in the île-de-france (part 2)
Much to my surprise, after one year of life in the Île-de-France, I’ve learned that Paris isn’t just all eating and drinking. During past trips, I didn’t care to see much else… aside from, you know, see the Eiffel Tower. Strolling leisurely through the city is still my preferred method of Parisian exploration. Now, with the touristy things out of the way (ahem, Mona Lisa), we had to prioritize. This was only magnified by the fact that return trains stopped running to our village at 11:19 PM. SHA-OOT ME NOW. If you missed part 1 of my Parisian preferences, pop…
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parisian favorites from one year in the île-de-france (part 1)
One year living in the Île-de-France meant one year correcting friends and casual acquaintances on...
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burgundy, champagne, colmar, expat life: france, fontainebleau, france, loire valley, mont st. michel, montigny sur loing, normandy, paris
city escapes // exploring the french countryside
I had hoped to achieve many things by spending one year in France and now, here we are—almost on the other side. We’re older, we’re wiser. Most importantly, we’ve seen more of the French countryside than I ever thought I would in one lifetime. I mean, fine. We’re not much more fluent in French than the day we moved in. I never did learn how to make croissants from scratch. And yes, fine, the metric system continues to stump me in both the kitchen and on the road. But we made it. Luckily, as far as personal goals go, there…
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bonne bastille & a very happy #LTeastcoast!
WELL! Bonne Bastille! Wouldn’t you know that despite living in France for the past 11 months, the romantic has somehow managed to NOT be in the country on their most important holiday of the year? Oui, c’est Bastille Day. And oui, oui, we are not en France. But, it’s ok! It really is. It’s more than ok actually, because what this means is that instead of being apart, we are TOGETHER! And because we love any excuse to celebrate, we’ll obviously still make time to sip our champagne and toast to French Nationals. And all while reflecting on the amazing…
