Giraffes and Zebras and Paris windows, Oh My!

 I already showed you the horse that Hermès amusingly placed in s bedroom . . . well, that’s not the only animal in town. Across the Seine, Louis Vuitton is all about the zebra  in…

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Paris cycling

While we’ve followed the growth of Velib here over our past three visits (and noted its influence in several other cities which have since adopted similar systems), we have not yet felt motivated or brave enough…

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paris stealth style,

The other day in Bordeaux, eating lunch near the Grand Théatre before heading to the Gare St. Jean, I challenged Pater to find me a well-dressed woman — or just any woman — wearing colour.…

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Sunday near Bordeaux

 Let’s see, there was a tortue in a jardin . . .  oyster shacks in a spot whose name I have already forgotten (Lesley, please help me . . .)  but whose picturesque qualities I have not…

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River Walk in Bordeaux

 We’ve just come in from a splendid day in the Bois de Boulogne, but I’m determined to post my Bordeaux pics . . . these are of our walk Saturday morning along the marvellous waterfront…

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