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Paris trip 2024 part 2

More From Paris – What They Wore, What Was in the Store Windows, Some Random Street Art!

December 23, 2024

Good morning my friends! I'm feel much more myself, after I slept 12 hours on Thursday night...

What else did I see in Paris? (do you have A MONTH?) It was subdued, more than I can ever remember seeing in December - and remember, before the pandemic, I used to go do Paris every December, so I have some frame of reference.

Maybe the most strikingly uniform thing I noticed was that probably 2/3 of the store windows were featuring party attire that was black with silver - and occasionally - gold accents. Lots of sequins or metallic threads woven in... Things like this:

It's difficult to see in my photographs, but you'd fit right into the Paris party environment if you had a silver sequined jacket, or dress, or ... View the Post

12.23.24 37 Comments

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Paris trip 2024

Report from Paris – Mutedly Festive, but Still Delightful…

December 20, 2024

I got home last night (I'm writing this on Thursday...) after 8 p.m., and it was an exhausting day. I forgot just how far one has to walk in airports - especially Charles de Gaulle in Paris!

And stand in line. Oh. My. Heavens. Could someone with some planning and logical skills get in touch with these people and sort out how they get you from the curb to your airplane?

But I have warm and happy memories of my trip, and that's what matters! You're not going to travel without some effort, right? Unless you're shamelessly wealthy, which I will never be!

My favorite moment? I went to a rugby match - yes, by myself - at the Stade Jean-Bouin, a lovely stadium in the far south-west corner of the city. I walked the 10K ... View the Post

12.20.24 37 Comments

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