A very nice little book shop not far from the Montparnasse Cemetery.

A walk in a cemetery is always relaxing, in the Montparnasse Cemetery a walk is relaxing and a bit of an adventure. On our 2024 visit, we met a lovely […]

Yes, they are everywhere. Yes, it is a global chain but yes, the macarons are wonderful.

I’m not one to sit and do nothing when on vacation (ask Mary Catherine or anyone at Pinehurst) but I can sit and relax here. The gardens are beautiful, the […]

Sometimes, it’s the simple things that are best. A simple coffee cart (good espresso) and crepe cart along the Seine river on a beautiful morning in Paris…not a bad way […]

Italian? On our first night in Paris? Yep and it was excellent!

The Petit Palais is one of fourteen museums of the City of Paris that have been incorporated since 1 January 2013 in the public corporation Paris Musées. It has been […]

The Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, or less formally, La Madeleine, is a Catholic parish church on Place de la Madeleine in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was planned by Louis […]