PARIS: New Paintings and Tombstones
Looking back, I was not very successful at my goal of seeing a lot of new places in Paris on this trip. Jessica and I just settled in and acted […]
Category Archives: Louvre
PARIS: No Camels at the Zoo
I postponed Jessica’s birthday because I was feeling poorly. I’m sure she understands; besides, it was Sunday. In Paris, you relax on Sunday. You can’t do anything else since most […]
PARIS: I’ll Never Stop Loving You
Today’s soundtrack. Jessica was in no mood to do anything when we were back in Paris the first day, so she opted to stay in the apartment while I […]
PARIS: “Eh…But What Can I Do?”
Jet lag hit me with the force of a thousand trucks. It gets worse each time I return to Paris. I’m soon over it, but damn…these first few days are […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #122
LOVE: “Dracula Dead and Loving It”: Many, many, many years ago, after an afternoon at Egyptian Treasures, an unlikely shop that used to be in the middle of Des Moines which specialized […]
Going Home to Paris
I barely slept, but that’s nothing new. I never sleep. I would be a tremendously successful vampire. In fact, I’ve often thought that I’d really enjoy being one of the […]
A Perfect Day In Paris
Paris is a unique city because nearly everybody has been there. Not physically, of course, but we’ve all been transported to the City of Lights in a film or a […]
PARIS: Ciao Jessica
Today was Jessica’s last day in Paris. I don’t know if I told you recently, but I only booked a one-way ticket to Europe. I wasn’t sure what my finances would […]
PARIS: How Easy Is That?
Jessica has been wanting steak frites for ages. I’m a vegetarian and I truly don’t verbally judge anybody for their consumption of meat. I won’t deny that it’s challenging sometimes to watch […]
PARIS: An American In Paris
Back home, it was Independence Day. So, I wore a flag tank top when I was at the apartment. I didn’t wear it out on the town, not because I […]
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