The national past time in France. The gathering of the motorcycles was massive, cordial even festive. Terrible for traffic but quite the show for sitting at a sidewalk cafe on a Sunday afternoon.
Month: April 2016
Paris aujourd’hui

To be young, to be in love, and to be in Paris.
He once asked me, “When you were a little girl, did you ever think that you would be strolling down the Champs-Elysees?”
With a huge smile of wonder and amazement, I shook my head and answered, “Not really”.
Today, years later, I stroll the Champs-Elysees, alone with memories of the man who gave me Paris.
It is a beautiful day and I am happy to be here.
Ce petit cadeau
Mrs. ‘Arris
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“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” Ernest Hemingway to a friend, 1950. Continue reading “A Moveable Feast”
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